Flea
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1962-10-16
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
The Big Lebowski
1998Nihilist
Back to the Future Part II
1989Needles
Back to the Future Part III
1990Needles
My Own Private Idaho
1991Budd
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998Musician
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
2001Self
Nightmares
1983Singer (voice)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008Self
Dudes
1987Milo
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
2016Bass
Suburbia
1984RazzleRed Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
2004Self
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002Donnie Thornberry (voice)
Gen¹³
2000Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
1999Self - Bass
Less Than Zero
1987Musician #1
Motorama
1991Busboy