Flea
October 16, 1962 (63 years old) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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
Credits
- 2025 · 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2024 · Inside Out 2 as Jake (voice)
- 2022 · Babylon as Bob Levine
- 2022 · Obi-Wan Kenobi as Vect Nokru
- 2021 · Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage as Self
- 2021 · The Sparks Brothers as Self
- 2019 · Queen & Slim as Mr. Shepherd
- 2019 · Toy Story 4 as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
- 2019 · Love, Death & Robots as Flea (voice)
- 2017 · Baby Driver as Eddie
- 2015 · Inside Out as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2012 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement as bass, piano, backing vocals
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2007 · Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten as Self
- 2006 · Final 24: River Phoenix as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Orderly (voice)
- 2003 · Rugrats Go Wild as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- 2003 · VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
- 2001 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio as Self
- 1999 · Family Guy as Flea (voice)
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Nihilist
- 1994 · Duckman as Flea (voice)
- 1994 · Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! as
- 1993 · Son in Law as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
- 1991 · My Own Private Idaho as Budd
- 1990 · Back to the Future Part III as Needles
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Flea (voice)
- 1989 · Back to the Future Part II as Needles
- 1987 · Less Than Zero as Musician #1
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1983 · The Outsiders as Soc (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Future · Tibetan Freedom Concert as
- 1986 · Thrashin' as Flea
- Future · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004) as Self - Bass
- 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
- 2024 · Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird as Self
- 2024 · Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 2024 · Yo Gabba GabbaLand! as Self
- 2024 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023 as
- 2024 · Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza as
- 2024 · John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
- 2024 · ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord as Self
- 2023 · Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023 as Self - Bass
- 2023 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome as
- 2022 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022 as Self
- 2021 · I Heart Arlo as Ruff (voice)
- 2021 · What Drives Us as Self
- 2021 · Arlo the Alligator Boy as Ruff (voice)
- 2019 · Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids as Himself
- 2019 · Punk as Self
- 2018 · Boy Erased as Brandon
- 2018 · Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band as Himself
- 2017 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio as Bass
- 2017 · The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- 2017 · Song to Song as Michael Peter Balzary
- 2016 · 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
- 2015 · Highston as Flea
- 2015 · Riley's First Date? as Jordan's Fear (voice)
- 2015 · Jaco as Self
- 2014 · Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Roller Man (voice)
- 2014 · Low Down as Hobbs
- 2013 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival as Himself
- 2013 · The Art of Punk as Self
- 2012 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott as Himself
- 2012 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012 as
- 2012 · My Own Private River as Budd (archive footage)
- 2011 · The Other F Word as Self
- 2011 · Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone as Himself
- 2011 · Bob and the Monster as
- 2011 · Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You as Himself
- 2011 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011 as Himself
- 2010 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection as
- 2009 · Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006 as Self
- 2009 · MTV World Stage as Self
- 2008 · Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
- 2007 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley as Self
- 2007 · Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland as Self
- 2007 · Lil' Bush as
- 2006 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival as Self
- 2006 · Coachella as Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 2006 · Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone as Self
- 2006 · Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale as Self
- 2006 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan as Self - Bass
- 2005 · We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Himself
- 2004 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast as
- 2004 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan as Self
- 2002 · The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- 2002 · Rising Low as Himself
- 2001 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map as Self
- 2000 · Gen¹³ as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
- 2000 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan as Self
- 2000 · Goodbye, Casanova as Silent
- 1999 · Liar's Poker as Freddie
- 1999 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival as Self - Bass
- 1999 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia as Self
- 1999 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99 as Self - Bass
- 1999 · "Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music as Self
- 1999 · Three Days as Self
- 1998 · Psycho as Bob Summerfield
- 1998 · The Decline of Western Civilization Part III as Self
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1998 · Free Tibet as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 1998 · Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Musician
- 1996 · Just Your Luck as Johnny
- 1996 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert as
- 1996 · Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden as Himself
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Afros, Macks & Zodiacs as (archive footage)
- 1994 · Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1994 · Hi Octane as Self
- 1994 · The Chase as Dale
- 1993 · Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival as
- 1992 · Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!? as Self
- 1992 · Roadside Prophets as Too Free Stooges
- 1992 · Flea Master Session as Self
- 1991 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks as Self
- 1991 · Motorama as Busboy
- 1991 · Flea Sings as Él mismo
- 1990 · Les Nuls, l'émission as Self
- 1990 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo as Self - Bass
- 1990 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven as Self
- 1989 · MTV Rockumentary as
- 1988 · Let's Get Lost as Self
- 1988 · The Blue Iguana as Floyd
- 1987 · Stranded as Jester The Alien
- 1987 · Dudes as Milo
- 1984 · Suburbia as Razzle
- Future · Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis as Self
- Future · Untitled Red Hot Chili Peppers Documentary as Self
- 1987 · Red Hot Skate Rock as Himself
- 1987 · Zabagabee as
- 1986 · Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO as Bass
- 1986 · Tough Guys as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
- 1983 · Nightmares as Singer (voice)
- 1959 · The Grammys as Self