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
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
2024TV
Self
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024TV
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024TV
Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022TV
Vect Nokru
I Heart Arlo
2021TV
Ruff (voice)
Love, Death & Robots
2019TV
Flea (voice)
Punk
2019TV
Self
Highston
2015TV
Flea
Hot Ones
2015TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest / Musical Guest
The Art of Punk
2013TV
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011TV
Self
MTV World Stage
2009TV
Self
Lil' Bush
2007TV
American Dad!
2005TV
Orderly (voice)
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003TV
Self (archive footage)
Family Guy
1999TV
Flea (voice)
The Lionhearts
1998TV
(voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
1998TV
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
MADtv
1995TV
Self
Hi Octane
1994TV
Self
Duckman
1994TV
Flea (voice)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self - Musical Guest
Later... with Jools Holland
1992TV
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990TV
Self
The Simpsons
1989TV
Flea (voice)
MTV Rockumentary
1989TV
MTV Video Music Awards
1984TV
Self
The Grammys
1959TV
Self
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
TV
Self