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Michael Peter Balzary, known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is best known as a founding member and the bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and has appeared on every album released by the band. Flea briefly appeared as the bassist for such bands as What Is This?, Fear, and Jane's Addiction. He has performed with rock supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and collaborated with the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, and Young MC. Flea also performed live with Nirvana in 1993 playing the trumpet.
Birth Name
Michael Peter Balzary
Born
Tuesday, 16 October 1962
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Babylon | Bob Levine | 2022 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Vect Nokru | 2022 |
| I Heart Arlo | Ruff | 2021 |
| Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage | Self | 2021 |
| The Sparks Brothers | Self | 2021 |
| What Drives Us | 2021 | |
| Arlo the Alligator Boy | Ruff (voice) / Ruff | 2021 |
| Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert | Self | 2020 |
| Queen & Slim | Mr. Shepherd | 2019 |
| Miles Davis: Birth of the cool | Self | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Babylon | Bob Levine | 2022 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Vect Nokru | 2022 |
| I Heart Arlo | Ruff | 2021 |
| Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage | Self | 2021 |
| The Sparks Brothers | Self | 2021 |
| What Drives Us | 2021 | |
| Arlo the Alligator Boy | Ruff (voice) / Ruff | 2021 |
| Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert | Self | 2020 |
| Queen & Slim | Mr. Shepherd | 2019 |
| Miles Davis: Birth of the cool | Self | 2019 |
| Toy Story 4 | Duke Caboom Advert (voice) / Caboom TV Announcer | 2019 |
| Punk | Self | 2019 |
| Boy Erased | Brandon | 2018 |
| Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band | Himself / Self | 2018 |
| The Public Image is Rotten | Himself / Self | 2018 |
| The Top Ten Revealed | Self | 2018 |
| All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams | Himself | 2017 |
| Baby Driver | Eddie / Eddie "No-Nose" | 2017 |
| Song to Song | Flea / Michael Peter Balzary | 2017 |
| Highston | Flea | 2015 |
| Riley's First Date? | Jordan's Fear (voice) / Jordan's Fear | 2015 |
| Inside Out | Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice) / Mind Worker Cop Jake | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself - Carpool Karaoke | 2015 |
| Jaco | Self | 2014 |
| Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show | Self | 2014 |
| Stan Lee's Mighty 7 | Roller Man (voice) / Roller Man | 2014 |
| Low Down | Hobbs | 2014 |
| Sheriff Callie's Wild West | The Milk Bandit | 2013 |
| Bob and the Monster | Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2013 |
| The Art of Punk | Self | 2013 |
| My Own Private River | Budd (archive footage) | 2013 |
| The Gorburger Show | Self | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Himself - Guest | 2012 |
| Too Young to Die | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2012 |
| The Other F Word | Self | 2011 |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | Self | 2011 |
| Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone | himself / Self | 2011 |
| The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice! | Self | 2010 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Whole Lotta Shakin' | Self | 2009 |
| Patti Smith: Dream of Life | Self | 2008 |
| Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| American Hardcore | Self | 2006 |
| Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone | Himself / Self | 2006 |
| Final 24 | Self | 2006 |
| Coachella | Self | 2006 |
| The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui | Self (segments "Scar Tissue" and "Give it Away") | 2005 |
| The Work of Director Mark Romanek | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Orderly | 2005 |
| We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen | Himself / Self | 2005 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle | Bassist / Self | 2003 |
| Three Days | Himself / Self | 2003 |
| Rugrats Go Wild | Donnie Thornberry (voice) / Donnie Thornberry | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Donnie Thornberry (voice) / Donnie Thornberry | 2002 |
| Rising Low | Himself / Self | 2002 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2001 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map | Himself / Self | 2001 |
| Independent Lens | Self | 1999 |
| Woodstock '99 | Self | 1999 |
| Making the Video | Self | 1999 |
| Liar's Poker | Freddie | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Flea | 1999 |
| Psycho | Bob Summerfield | 1998 |
| The Decline of Western Civilization Part III | himself / Self | 1998 |
| The Lionhearts | (voice) | 1998 |
| Free Tibet | Self | 1998 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Donnie / Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donnie / Tom / Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donald Michael Thornberry / Additional Voices / Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donnie Thornberry / Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donnie / Cub / Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donnie / Hingah / Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donnie / Otter / Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donnie / Zebra / Donnie Thornberry (voice), Donnie | 1998 |
| Gen¹³ | Edward Chang (voice) / Grunge / Edward Chang | 1998 |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Musician / Hippie/Musician | 1998 |
| The Big Lebowski | Nihilist #2, Kieffer / Nihilist #2 | 1998 |
| Behind the Music | Self | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| MADtv | Self | 1995 |
| Woodstock '94 | Self | 1995 |
| The Chase | Dale | 1994 |
| Hi Octane | Self | 1994 |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Self | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Son in Law | Tattoo Artist | 1993 |
| The Ben Stiller Show | Flea | 1992 |
| Roadside Prophets | Too Free Stooges | 1992 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks | Himself / Self | 1991 |
| Motorama | Busboy | 1991 |
| My Own Private Idaho | Budd | 1991 |
| The Idiot Box | Mugger | 1991 |
| Back to the Future Part III | Needles | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Flea | 1989 |
| Back to the Future Part II | Needles | 1989 |
| Let's Get Lost | Self | 1988 |
| P.O.V. | Self | 1988 |
| The Blue Iguana | Floyd | 1988 |
| Dudes | Milo | 1988 |
| Stranded | Jester The Alien | 1987 |
| Less Than Zero | Musician #1 | 1987 |
| Tough Guys | Red Hot Chili Peppers Member | 1986 |
| Thrashin' | Flea / Himself | 1986 |
| Suburbia | Razzle | 1984 |
| Nightmares | Singer / Singer (voice) | 1983 |
| The Outsiders | Soc #3 | 1983 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self (as Red Hot Chili Peppers) | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Low Down | 2014 |
