Flea
Acting
Born 1962-10-16 · 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.
Filmography
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Nov 8, 2025
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
Jun 20, 2025
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
May 21, 2025
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Mar 12, 2025
FireAid Benefit Concert
Jan 30, 2025
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Nov 20, 2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Aug 11, 2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
Aug 3, 2024
Inside Out 2
Jun 11, 2024
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Mar 23, 2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
Nov 24, 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
Feb 19, 2023
Babylon
Dec 22, 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
Oct 9, 2022
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Jul 23, 2021
The Sparks Brothers
Jun 18, 2021
What Drives Us
Apr 30, 2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Apr 16, 2021
Queen & Slim
Nov 27, 2019
Toy Story 4
Jun 19, 2019
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
Mar 15, 2019
Boy Erased
Sep 24, 2018
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
Apr 23, 2018
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
Sep 24, 2017
Baby Driver
Jun 28, 2017
The Public Image Is Rotten
Apr 21, 2017
Song to Song
Mar 17, 2017
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
Aug 27, 2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
Jul 30, 2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
Jun 4, 2016