Flea
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 16, 1962 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea was born in Melbourne, Victoria; his family moved to Rye, New York, when he was four. After his parents divorced, Flea spent his childhood in the United States and Australia, before settling in California. At high school, he befriended singer Anthony Kiedis, with whom he formed the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1983. Flea is also a member of the supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and has played with acts including the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, Young MC, Nirvana, What Is This?, Fear, and Jane's Addiction.
Known For
| 2026 | The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, HillelSelf | |
| 2025 | Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelf | |
| 2025 | FireAid Benefit ConcertSelf | |
| 2025 | 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf | |
| 2025 | Harley Flanagan: Wired for ChaosSelf | |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2Jake (voice) | |
| 2024 | Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets WeirdSelf | |
| 2024 | ZEF - The Story of Die AntwoordSelf | |
| 2024 | Paris 2024 Olympic Closing CeremonySelf (Red Hot Chili Peppers) | |
| 2024 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023 | |
| 2024 | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.Self | |
| 2024 | Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza | |
| 2024 | Yo Gabba GabbaLand!Self | |
| 2023 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome | |
| 2023 | Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023Self - Bass | |
| 2022 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022Self | |
| 2022 | BabylonBob Levine | |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan KenobiVect Nokru | |
| 2021 | Arlo the Alligator BoyRuff (voice) | |
| 2021 | The Sparks BrothersSelf | |
| 2021 | What Drives UsSelf | |
| 2021 | Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageSelf | |
| 2021 | I Heart ArloRuff (voice) | |
| 2019 | Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The PyramidsHimself | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4Caboom TV Announcer (voice) | |
| 2019 | Queen & SlimMr. Shepherd | |
| 2019 | PunkSelf | |
| 2019 | Love, Death & RobotsFlea (voice) | |
| 2018 | Boy ErasedBrandon | |
| 2018 | Horses: Patti Smith and Her BandHimself | |
| 2017 | Baby DriverEddie | |
| 2017 | Song to SongMichael Peter Balzary | |
| 2017 | The Public Image Is RottenHimself | |
| 2017 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in RioBass | |
| 2016 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016Bass | |
| 2016 | Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016Bass | |
| 2016 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016Bass | |
| 2015 | JacoSelf | |
| 2015 | Inside OutMind Worker Cop Jake (voice) | |
| 2015 | Riley's First Date?Jordan's Fear (voice) | |
| 2015 | HighstonFlea | |
| 2015 | Hot OnesSelf | |
| 2014 | Low DownHobbs | |
| 2014 | Stan Lee's Mighty 7Roller Man (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2013 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil FestivalHimself | |
| 2013 | The Art of PunkSelf | |
| 2012 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012 | |
| 2012 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im PottHimself | |
| 2012 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basementbass, piano, backing vocals | |
| 2012 | My Own Private RiverBudd (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Everyday Sunshine: The Story of FishboneSelf | |
| 2011 | Bob and the Monster | |
| 2011 | Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with YouHimself | |
| 2011 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011Himself | |
| 2011 | The Other F WordSelf | |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf | |
| 2009 | Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006Self | |
| 2009 | MTV World StageSelf | |
| 2008 | Patti Smith: Dream of LifeSelf | |
| 2007 | Joe Strummer: The Future Is UnwrittenSelf | |
| 2007 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert WembleySelf | |
| 2007 | Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in PolandSelf | |
| 2007 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection | |
| 2007 | Lil' Bush | |
| 2006 | Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny RamoneSelf | |
| 2006 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in MilanSelf - Bass | |
| 2006 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock FestivalSelf | |
| 2006 | Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La CigaleSelf | |
| 2006 | Final 24: River PhoenixSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | CoachellaSelf (with Red Hot Chili Peppers) | |
| 2005 | We Jam Econo: The Story of the MinutemenSelf | |
| 2005 | American Dad!Orderly (voice) | |
| 2004 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in JapanSelf | |
| 2004 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast | |
| 2003 | Rugrats Go WildDonnie Thornberry (voice) | |
| 2003 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle | |
| 2003 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane CastleSelf - Bass | |
| 2003 | VH1 Top 20 Video CountdownSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys MovieDonnie Thornberry (voice) | |
| 2002 | Rising LowSelf | |
| 2001 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the MapSelf | |
| 2001 | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of DonnieDonald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice) | |
| 2001 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In RioSelf | |
| 2000 | Gen¹³Grunge / Edward Chang (voice) | |
| 2000 | Goodbye, CasanovaSilent | |
| 2000 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At BudokanSelf | |
| 2000 | Woodstock '99 | |
| 1999 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99Self - Bass | |
| 1999 | "Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the MusicSelf | |
| 1999 | Three DaysSelf | |
| 1999 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, RussiaSelf | |
| 1999 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre FestivalSelf - Bass | |
| 1999 | Liar's PokerFreddie | |
| 1999 | Family GuyFlea (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Big LebowskiNihilist | |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las VegasMusician | |
| 1998 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part IIISelf | |
| 1998 | PsychoBob Summerfield | |
| 1998 | Free TibetSelf - Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysDonnie Thornberry (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Lionhearts(voice) | |
| 1996 | Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the GardenHimself | |
| 1996 | Just Your LuckJohnny | |
| 1996 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert | |
| 1995 | Afros, Macks & Zodiacs(archive footage) | |
| 1995 | MADtvSelf | |
| 1994 | The ChaseDale | |
| 1994 | Freaks, Nerds & WeirdosSelf | |
| 1994 | Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! | |
| 1994 | DuckmanFlea (voice) | |
| 1994 | Hi OctaneSelf | |
| 1993 | Son in LawTattoo Artist (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock FestivalSelf | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 1992 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?Self | |
| 1992 | Roadside ProphetsToo Free Stooges | |
| 1992 | Flea Master SessionSelf | |
| 1991 | My Own Private IdahoBudd | |
| 1991 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky MonksSelf | |
| 1991 | MotoramaBusboy | |
| 1991 | Flea SingsÉl mismo | |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part IIINeedles | |
| 1990 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from HeavenSelf | |
| 1990 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo TattooSelf - Bass | |
| 1990 | Les Nuls, l'émissionSelf | |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part IINeedles | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsFlea (voice) | |
| 1989 | MTV Rockumentary | |
| 1988 | Let's Get LostSelf | |
| 1988 | The Blue IguanaFloyd | |
| 1987 | DudesMilo | |
| 1987 | Less Than ZeroMusician #1 | |
| 1987 | StrandedJester The Alien | |
| 1987 | Red Hot Skate RockHimself | |
| 1987 | Zabagabee | |
| 1986 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MOBass | |
| 1986 | Tough GuysRed Hot Chili Peppers Member | |
| 1986 | Thrashin'Flea | |
| 1984 | SuburbiaRazzle | |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music AwardsSelf | |
| 1983 | NightmaresSinger (voice) | |
| 1983 | The OutsidersSoc (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 1959 | The GrammysSelf | |
| - | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)Self - Bass | |
| - | Tibetan Freedom ConcertSelf | |
| - | Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in CrisisSelf |
| 2015 | ZelosCo-Producer | |
| 2014 | Low DownExecutive Producer |