Flea

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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

Inside Out

Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)

Baby Driver

Eddie

Back to the Future Part II

Needles

The Big Lebowski

Nihilist

Back to the Future Part III

Needles

The Simpsons

Flea (voice)

Toy Story 4

Caboom TV Announcer (voice)

Inside Out 2

Jake (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony MOVIE	Self
2025	Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos MOVIE	Self
2025	The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel MOVIE	Self
2025	Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt MOVIE	Self
2025	FireAid Benefit Concert MOVIE	Self
2024	Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird MOVIE	Self
2024	Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony MOVIE	Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2024	Yo Gabba GabbaLand! TV	Self
2024	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023 MOVIE	Self
2024	Inside Out 2 MOVIE	Jake (voice)
2024	Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza TV	Self
2024	John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. TV	Self
2024	ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord MOVIE	Self
2023	Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023 MOVIE	Self - Bass
2023	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome MOVIE	Self
2022	Babylon MOVIE	Bob Levine
2022	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022 MOVIE	Self
2022	Obi-Wan Kenobi TV	Vect Nokru
2021	I Heart Arlo TV	Ruff (voice)
2021	Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage MOVIE	Self
2021	The Sparks Brothers MOVIE	Self
2021	What Drives Us MOVIE	Self
2021	Arlo the Alligator Boy MOVIE	Ruff (voice)
2019	Queen & Slim MOVIE	Mr. Shepherd
2019	Toy Story 4 MOVIE	Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
2019	Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids MOVIE	Himself
2019	Love, Death & Robots TV	Flea (voice)
2019	Punk TV	Self
2018	Boy Erased MOVIE	Brandon
2018	Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band MOVIE	Himself
2017	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio MOVIE	Bass
2017	Baby Driver MOVIE	Eddie
2017	The Public Image Is Rotten MOVIE	Himself
2017	Song to Song MOVIE	Michael Peter Balzary
2016	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016 MOVIE	Bass
2016	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016 MOVIE	Bass
2016	Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016 MOVIE	Bass
2015	Highston TV	Flea
2015	Riley's First Date? MOVIE	Jordan's Fear (voice)
2015	Inside Out MOVIE	Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2015	Jaco MOVIE	Self
2015	Hot Ones TV	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2014	Stan Lee's Mighty 7 MOVIE	Roller Man (voice)
2014	Low Down MOVIE	Hobbs
2013	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival MOVIE	Himself
2013	The Art of Punk TV	Self
2012	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement MOVIE	bass, piano, backing vocals
2012	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott MOVIE	Himself
2012	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012 MOVIE	Self
2012	My Own Private River MOVIE	Budd (archive footage)
2011	The Other F Word MOVIE	Self
2011	Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone MOVIE	Self
2011	Bob and the Monster MOVIE	Self
2011	The Jonathan Ross Show TV	Self
2011	Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You MOVIE	Himself
2011	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011 MOVIE	Himself
2009	Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006 MOVIE	Self
2009	MTV World Stage TV	Self
2008	Patti Smith: Dream of Life MOVIE	Self
2007	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley MOVIE	Self
2007	Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland MOVIE	Self
2007	Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection MOVIE	Self
2007	Lil' Bush TV	Self
2007	Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten MOVIE	Self
2006	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival MOVIE	Self
2006	Final 24: River Phoenix MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2006	Coachella MOVIE	Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2006	Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone MOVIE	Self
2006	Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale MOVIE	Self
2006	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan MOVIE	Self - Bass
2005	We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen MOVIE	Self
2005	American Dad! TV	Orderly (voice)
2004	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast MOVIE	Self
2004	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan MOVIE	Self
2003	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle MOVIE	Self
2003	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle MOVIE	Self - Bass
2003	Rugrats Go Wild MOVIE	Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2003	VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown TV	Self (archive footage)
2002	The Wild Thornberrys Movie MOVIE	Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2002	Rising Low MOVIE	Self
2001	The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie MOVIE	Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
2001	Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio MOVIE	Self
2001	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map MOVIE	Self
2000	Gen¹³ MOVIE	Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
2000	Woodstock '99 MOVIE	Self
2000	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan MOVIE	Self
2000	Goodbye, Casanova MOVIE	Silent
1999	Liar's Poker MOVIE	Freddie
1999	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival MOVIE	Self - Bass
1999	Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia MOVIE	Self
1999	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99 MOVIE	Self - Bass
1999	"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music MOVIE	Self
1999	Family Guy TV	Flea (voice)
1999	Three Days MOVIE	Self
1998	Psycho MOVIE	Bob Summerfield
1998	The Decline of Western Civilization Part III MOVIE	Self
1998	The Lionhearts TV	(voice)
1998	Free Tibet MOVIE	Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
1998	The Wild Thornberrys TV	Donnie Thornberry (voice)
1998	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas MOVIE	Musician
1998	The Big Lebowski MOVIE	Nihilist
1996	Just Your Luck MOVIE	Johnny
1996	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert MOVIE	Self
1996	Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden MOVIE	Himself
1995	MADtv TV	Self
1995	Afros, Macks & Zodiacs MOVIE	(archive footage)
1994	Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos MOVIE	Self
1994	Hi Octane TV	Self
1994	Duckman TV	Flea (voice)
1994	The Chase MOVIE	Dale
1994	Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! MOVIE	Self
1993	Late Show with David Letterman TV	Self - Musical Guest
1993	Son in Law MOVIE	Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
1993	Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival MOVIE	Self
1992	Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!? MOVIE	Self
1992	Roadside Prophets MOVIE	Too Free Stooges
1992	Flea Master Session MOVIE	Self
1991	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks MOVIE	Self
1991	Motorama MOVIE	Busboy
1991	My Own Private Idaho MOVIE	Budd
1991	Flea Sings MOVIE	Él mismo
1990	Les Nuls, l'émission TV	Self
1990	Back to the Future Part III MOVIE	Needles
1990	Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo MOVIE	Self - Bass
1990	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven MOVIE	Self
1989	The Simpsons TV	Flea (voice)
1989	Back to the Future Part II MOVIE	Needles
1989	MTV Rockumentary TV	Self
1988	Let's Get Lost MOVIE	Self
1988	The Blue Iguana MOVIE	Floyd
1987	Stranded MOVIE	Jester The Alien
1987	Less Than Zero MOVIE	Musician #1
1987	Red Hot Skate Rock MOVIE	Himself
1987	Dudes MOVIE	Milo
1987	Zabagabee MOVIE	Self
1986	Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO MOVIE	Bass
1986	Tough Guys MOVIE	Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
1986	Thrashin' MOVIE	Flea
1984	MTV Video Music Awards TV	Self
1984	Suburbia MOVIE	Razzle
1983	Nightmares MOVIE	Singer (voice)
1983	The Outsiders MOVIE	Soc (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Musical Guest
1959	The Grammys TV	Self
	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004) MOVIE	Self - Bass
	Tibetan Freedom Concert MOVIE	Self
	Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis TV	Self

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