Flea
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 16, 1962 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Credits
- 147
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
Inside Out
2015Movie
Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
Baby Driver
2017Movie
Eddie
Back to the Future Part II
1989Movie
Needles
The Big Lebowski
1998Movie
Nihilist
Back to the Future Part III
1990Movie
Needles
The Simpsons
1989TV
Flea (voice)
Filmography
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2026Movie
Self
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026Movie
Self
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026Movie
Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025Movie
Self
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
2025Movie
Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025Movie
Self
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024Movie
Self
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024Movie
Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
2024TV
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024Movie
Inside Out 2
2024Movie
Jake (voice)
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024TV
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024TV
Self
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
2024Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
2023Movie
Self - Bass
Le groupe qui a changé ma vie
2023Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023Movie
Babylon
2022Movie
Bob Levine
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
2022Movie
Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022TV
Vect Nokru
I Heart Arlo
2021TV
Ruff (voice)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021Movie
Self
The Sparks Brothers
2021Movie
Self
What Drives Us
2021Movie
Self
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021Movie
Ruff (voice)
Queen & Slim
2019Movie
Mr. Shepherd
Toy Story 4
2019Movie
Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
2019Movie
Himself
Love, Death & Robots
2019TV
Flea (voice)
Punk
2019TV
Self
Boy Erased
2018Movie
Brandon
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
2018Movie
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
2017Movie
Bass
Baby Driver
2017Movie
Eddie
The Public Image Is Rotten
2017Movie
Himself
Song to Song
2017Movie
Michael Peter Balzary
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
2016Movie
Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
2016Movie
Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
2016Movie
Bass
Highston
2015TV
Flea
Riley's First Date?
2015Movie
Jordan's Fear (voice)
Inside Out
2015Movie
Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
Jaco
2015Movie
Self
Hot Ones
2015TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest / Musical Guest
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014Movie
Roller Man (voice)
Low Down
2014Movie
Hobbs
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
2013Movie
Himself
The Art of Punk
2013TV
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
2012Movie
bass, piano, backing vocals
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
2012Movie
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012Movie
My Own Private River
2012Movie
Budd (archive footage)
The Other F Word
2011Movie
Self
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
2011Movie
Self
Bob and the Monster
2011Movie
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011TV
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
2011Movie
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
2011Movie
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
2009Movie
Self
MTV World Stage
2009TV
Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
2007Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
2007Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2007Movie
Lil' Bush
2007TV
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
2006Movie
Self
Final 24: River Phoenix
2006Movie
Self (archive footage)
Coachella
2006Movie
Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
2006Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
2006Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
2006Movie
Self - Bass
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005Movie
Self
American Dad!
2005TV
Orderly (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
2004Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
2003Movie
Self - Bass
Rugrats Go Wild
2003Movie
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003TV
Self (archive footage)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002Movie
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Rising Low
2002Movie
Self
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001Movie
Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
2001Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
2001Movie
Self
Woodstock '99
2000Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
2000Movie
Self
Goodbye, Casanova
2000Movie
Silent
Liar's Poker
1999Movie
Freddie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
1999Movie
Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
1999Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
1999Movie
Self - Bass
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
1999Movie
Self
Family Guy
1999TV
Flea (voice)
Three Days
1999Movie
Self
Psycho
1998Movie
Bob Summerfield
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998Movie
Self
The Lionhearts
1998TV
(voice)
Free Tibet
1998Movie
Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Wild Thornberrys
1998TV
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Gen¹³
1998Movie
Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998Movie
Musician
The Big Lebowski
1998Movie
Nihilist
Just Your Luck
1996Movie
Johnny
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996Movie
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
1996Movie
Himself
MADtv
1995TV
Self
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
1995Movie
(archive footage)
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994Movie
Self
Hi Octane
1994TV
Self
Duckman
1994TV
Flea (voice)
The Chase
1994Movie
Dale
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994Movie
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self - Musical Guest
Son in Law
1993Movie
Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
1993Movie
Self
Later... with Jools Holland
1992TV
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
1992Movie
Self
Roadside Prophets
1992Movie
Too Free Stooges
Flea Master Session
1992Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991Movie
Self
Motorama
1991Movie
Busboy
My Own Private Idaho
1991Movie
Budd
Flea Sings
1991Movie
Él mismo
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990TV
Self
Back to the Future Part III
1990Movie
Needles
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
1990Movie
Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
1990Movie
Self
The Simpsons
1989TV
Flea (voice)
Back to the Future Part II
1989Movie
Needles
MTV Rockumentary
1989TV
Let's Get Lost
1988Movie
Self
The Blue Iguana
1988Movie
Floyd
Stranded
1987Movie
Jester The Alien
Less Than Zero
1987Movie
Musician #1
Red Hot Skate Rock
1987Movie
Himself
Dudes
1987Movie
Milo
Zabagabee
1987Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO
1986Movie
Bass
Tough Guys
1986Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
Thrashin'
1986Movie
Flea
MTV Video Music Awards
1984TV
Self
Suburbia
1984Movie
Razzle
Nightmares
1983Movie
Singer (voice)
The Outsiders
1983Movie
Soc (uncredited)
The Grammys
1959TV
Self
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
TV
Self