Flea
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.
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Full filmography
- The Simpsons (1989) as Flea (voice)
- Family Guy (1999) as Flea (voice)
- American Dad! (2005) as Orderly (voice)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Musical Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Flea (voice)
- Inside Out 2 (2024) as Jake (voice)
- Inside Out (2015) as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
- The Wild Thornberrys (1998) as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
- Duckman (1994) as Flea (voice)
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) as Vect Nokru
- Babylon (2022) as Bob Levine
- Baby Driver (2017) as Eddie
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) as Needles
- Les Nuls, l'émission (1990) as Self
- The Big Lebowski (1998) as Nihilist
- VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Back to the Future Part III (1990) as Needles