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
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Self
2025
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Self
2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2024
Inside Out 2
Jake (voice)
2024
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Self
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
Self - Bass
2023
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self
2021
The Sparks Brothers
Self
2021
What Drives Us
Self
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Ruff (voice)
2021
Queen & Slim
Mr. Shepherd
2019
Toy Story 4
Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
2019
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
Himself
2019
Boy Erased
Brandon
2018
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
Himself
2018
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza Brasil
Bass
2018
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
Bass
2017
The Public Image Is Rotten
Himself
2017
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
Bass
2016
Riley's First Date?
Jordan's Fear (voice)
2015
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rYla0tCZzmpKWrQq1ORBCJqvyCM.jpg){kind=small}
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2013] Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
Himself
2013
My Own Private River
Budd (archive footage)
2012
The Other F Word
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
Self
2007
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
Self
2006
Final 24: River Phoenix
Self (archive footage)
2006
Coachella
Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2006
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
Self
2006
Rugrats Go Wild
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2003
Liar's Poker
Freddie
1999
Psycho
Bob Summerfield
1998
Just Your Luck
Johnny
1996
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs
(archive footage)
1995
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
Flea Master Session
Self
1992
Flea Sings
Él mismo
1991
Zabagabee
1987
Tough Guys
Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
1986
Thrashin'
Flea
1986
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)
Self - Bass
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
2025
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
(3 episodes)
2024
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Self · (1 episode)
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023
Babylon
Bob Levine
2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
Self
2022
Love, Death & Robots
Flea (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Punk
Self · (3 episodes)
2019
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · (1 episode)
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2010
Lil' Bush
(1 episode)
2007
Free Tibet
Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
1998
Untitled Red Hot Chili Peppers Documentary
Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Vect Nokru · (2 episodes)
2022
I Heart Arlo
Ruff (voice) · (2 episodes)
2021
Baby Driver
Eddie
2017
Song to Song
Michael Peter Balzary
2017
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
Bass
2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
Bass
2016
Highston
Flea · (1 episode)
2015
Inside Out
Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2015
Jaco
Self
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Roller Man (voice)
2014
Low Down
Hobbs
2014
The Art of Punk
(1 episode)
2013
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
bass, piano, backing vocals
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
Himself
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Himself
2011
Bob and the Monster
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Rock in Rio 2011
Bass
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
Himself
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
Himself
2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
Self
2009
MTV World Stage
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Self
2008
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
Self
2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Self
2007
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
Self
2006
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
Self - Bass
2006
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Himself
2005
American Dad!
Orderly (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast
2004
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
Self
2004
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
Self - Bass
2003
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2003
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2002
Rising Low
Himself
2002
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
2001
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
Self
2001
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
Self
2001
Gen¹³
Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
2000
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
Self
2000
Goodbye, Casanova
Silent
2000
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Bizarre Festival
Self - Bass
1999
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
Self
1999
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
Self - Bass
1999
Weird Al Yankovic: Behind the Music
Self
1999
Family Guy
Flea (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Three Days
Self
1999
The Lionhearts
(voice) · (1 episode)
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
Donnie Thornberry (voice) · (91 episodes)
1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Musician
1998
The Big Lebowski
Nihilist
1998
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Self
1998
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
Himself
1996
MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Hi Octane
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Duckman
(1 episode)
1994
The Chase
Dale
1994
Son in Law
Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
1993
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
Self
1992
Roadside Prophets
Too Free Stooges
1992
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
Self
1991
Motorama
Busboy
1991
My Own Private Idaho
Budd
1991
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self · (1 episode)
1990
Back to the Future Part III
Needles
1990
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qvvOcKaEsGA9qJY7UBpUfaPYWNP.jpg){kind=small}
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
Self - Bass
1990
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
Self
1990
The Simpsons
Flea (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Back to the Future Part II
Needles
1989
MTV Rockumentary
(1 episode)
1989
Let's Get Lost
Self
1988
The Blue Iguana
Floyd
1988
Stranded
Jester The Alien
1987
Less Than Zero
Musician #1
1987
Red Hot Skate Rock
Himself
1987
Dudes
Milo
1987
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO
Bass
1986
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (4 episodes)
1984
Suburbia
Razzle
1984
Nightmares
Singer (voice)
1983
The Outsiders
Soc (uncredited)
1983
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (3 episodes)
1975
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Self · (12 episodes)
The Grammys
Self · (1 episode)
1959