Flea
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.
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Movies (39)
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2025
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
as Self
2025
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self
2025
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
2025
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
as Self
2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
Inside Out 2
as Jake (voice)
2024
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
as Self
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
as Self - Bass
2023
Codice Carla
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023
Babylon
as Bob Levine
2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
as Self
2022
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self
2021
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
2021
What Drives Us
as Self
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
as Ruff (voice)
2021
Queen & Slim
as Mr. Shepherd
2019
Toy Story 4
as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
2019
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
as Himself
2019
Boy Erased
as Brandon
2018
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
as Himself
2018
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
as Bass
2017
Baby Driver
as Eddie
2017
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
2017
Song to Song
as Michael Peter Balzary
2017
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
as Bass
2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
as Bass
2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
as Bass
2016
Riley's First Date?
as Jordan's Fear (voice)
2015
Zelos
Co-Producer (Production)
2015
Inside Out
as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2015
Jaco
as Self
2015
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
as Roller Man (voice)
2014
Low Down
as Hobbs
2014
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
as Himself
2013
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
as bass, piano, backing vocals
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
as Himself
2012
TV Shows (11)
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
as Self
2024
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self
2024
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Vect Nokru
2022
I Heart Arlo
as Ruff (voice)
2021
Love, Death & Robots
as Flea (voice)
2019
Punk
as Self
2019
Highston
as Flea
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Art of Punk
as Self
2013