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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 16, 1962
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also Known As
- Mike B. The Flea
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Michael Peter Balzary
- Richard 'Flea' Balzari
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 플리
- Майкл Питер Бэлзари
- Фли
- فلی
Flea
1.5 Popularity
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
0.0
Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
9.0
Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
7.0
Self
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024
5.5
Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024
8.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
7.6
Jake (voice)
Inside Out 2
2024
0.0
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024
6.8
Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
6.8
Self
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
2024
10.0
Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
2023
Credits
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self
2025
0.0
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
2025
9.0
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
as Self
2024
7.0
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2024
5.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
8.0
Inside Out 2
as Jake (voice)
2024
7.6
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024
0.0
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self
2024
6.8
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
as Self
2024
6.8
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
as Self - Bass
2023
10.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023
9.7
Babylon
as Bob Levine
2022
7.4
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
as Self
2022
8.0
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Vect Nokru
2022
7.1
I Heart Arlo
as Ruff (voice)
2021
4.8
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self
2021
6.5
The Sparks Brothers
as Self
2021
7.4
What Drives Us
as Self
2021
6.8
Arlo the Alligator Boy
as Ruff (voice)
2021
6.7
Queen & Slim
as Mr. Shepherd
2019
7.1
Toy Story 4
as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
2019
7.5
Love, Death & Robots
as Flea (voice)
2019
8.2
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
as Himself
2019
0.0
Punk
as Self
2019
7.8
Boy Erased
as Brandon
2018
7.0
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
as Himself
2018
5.2
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza Brasil
as Bass
2018
8.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
as Bass
2017
8.0
Baby Driver
as Eddie
2017
7.4
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
2017
7.3
Song to Song
as Michael Peter Balzary
2017
5.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
as Bass
2016
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
as Bass
2016
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
as Bass
2016
0.0
🎬
Highston
as Flea
2015
6.0
Riley's First Date?
as Jordan's Fear (voice)
2015
7.2
Inside Out
as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2015
7.9
Jaco
as Self
2015
7.5
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.8
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
as Roller Man (voice)
2014
5.6
Low Down
as Hobbs
2014
5.5
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/rYla0tCZzmpKWrQq1ORBCJqvyCM.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
as Himself
2013
0.0
The Art of Punk
2013
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
as bass, piano, backing vocals
2012
9.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
as Himself
2012
5.8
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012
5.3
My Own Private River
as Budd (archive footage)
2012
7.5
The Other F Word
2011
6.4
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
as Himself
2011
7.3
Bob and the Monster
2011
6.0
🎬
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Rock in Rio 2011
as Bass
2011
6.5
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
2011
5.1
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
as Himself
2011
0.0
🎬
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
as Himself
2011
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2010
0.0
MTV World Stage
as Self
2009
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
as Self
2009
0.0
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
as Self
2008
6.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
as Self
2007
10.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
as Self
2007
9.7
Lil' Bush
2007
5.5
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
as Self
2007
7.2
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
as Self
2006
8.3
Final 24: River Phoenix
as Self (archive footage)
2006
0.0
Coachella
as Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2006
6.4
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
as Self
2006
7.1
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
as Self
2006
10.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
as Self - Bass
2006
7.8
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Himself
2005
6.6
American Dad!
as Orderly (voice)
2005
7.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast
2004
3.8
🎬
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
as Self
2004
9.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
as Self - Bass
2003
8.6
Rugrats Go Wild
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2003
6.3
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
as Self (archive footage)
2003
7.5
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2002
6.3
Rising Low
as Himself
2002
6.5
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
2001
7.0
🎬
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
as Self
2001
9.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
as Self
2001
7.1
Gen¹³
as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
2000
6.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
as Self
2000
0.0
Goodbye, Casanova
as Silent
2000
0.0
Liar's Poker
as Freddie
1999
0.0
🎬
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Bizarre Festival
as Self - Bass
1999
0.0
🎬
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
as Self
1999
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
as Self - Bass
1999
8.0
Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music
as Self
1999
7.0
Family Guy
as Flea (voice)
1999
7.4
Three Days
as Self
1999
6.0
Psycho
as Bob Summerfield
1998
5.1
The Lionhearts
as (voice)
1998
2.0
Free Tibet
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
1998
0.0
The Wild Thornberrys
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
1998
6.9
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Musician
1998
7.2
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
1998
7.8
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
as Self
1998
6.9
Just Your Luck
as Johnny
1996
3.5
🎬
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
as Himself
1996
0.0
MADtv
as Self
1995
6.9
🎬
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
as (archive footage)
1995
0.0
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self
1994
6.0
Hi Octane
as Self
1994
7.5
Duckman
1994
7.2
The Chase
as Dale
1994
5.8
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
0.0
Son in Law
as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
1993
6.1
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
as Self
1992
7.2
Roadside Prophets
as Too Free Stooges
1992
5.7
Flea Master Session
as Self
1992
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
as Self
1991
7.3
Motorama
as Busboy
1991
6.5
My Own Private Idaho
as Budd
1991
7.1
🎬
Flea Sings
as Él mismo
1991
0.0
Les Nuls, l'émission
as Self
1990
8.3
Back to the Future Part III
as Needles
1990
7.5
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/qvvOcKaEsGA9qJY7UBpUfaPYWNP.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
as Self - Bass
1990
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
as Self
1990
7.0
The Simpsons
as Flea (voice)
1989
8.0
Back to the Future Part II
as Needles
1989
7.8
MTV Rockumentary
1989
7.0
Let's Get Lost
as Self
1988
7.1
The Blue Iguana
as Floyd
1988
4.0
Stranded
as Jester The Alien
1987
5.3
Less Than Zero
as Musician #1
1987
6.4
Red Hot Skate Rock
as Himself
1987
0.0
Dudes
as Milo
1987
5.7
🎬
Zabagabee
1987
0.0
🎬
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO
as Bass
1986
0.0
Tough Guys
as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
1986
6.0
Thrashin'
as Flea
1986
6.3
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.6
Suburbia
as Razzle
1984
6.7
Nightmares
as Singer (voice)
1983
5.6
The Outsiders
as Soc (uncredited)
1983
7.2
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
6.9
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.7
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
as Self
N/A
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)
as Self - Bass
N/A
10.0
🎬
Untitled Red Hot Chili Peppers Documentary
as Self
N/A
0.0