Flea
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 · 137
The Simpsons
1989 · Flea (voice)
Family Guy
1999 · Flea (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
American Dad!
2005 · Orderly (voice)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Inside Out
2015 · Mind Worker Cop Jake (...
Toy Story 4
2019 · Caboom TV Announcer (v...
Inside Out 2
2024 · Jake (voice)
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · Flea (voice)
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Donnie Thornberry (voi...
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Nihilist
Babylon
2022 · Bob Levine
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Duckman
1994 · Flea (voice)
Baby Driver
2017 · Eddie
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · Vect Nokru
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Needles
The Outsiders
1983 · Soc (uncredited)
Back to the Future Part III
1990 · Needles
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990 · Self
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 · Musician
MTV World Stage
2009 · Self
My Own Private Idaho
1991 · Budd
Psycho
1998 · Bob Summerfield
Son in Law
1993 · Tattoo Artist (uncredi...
I Heart Arlo
2021 · Ruff (voice)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024 · Self
Boy Erased
2018 · Brandon
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002 · Donnie Thornberry (voi...
Song to Song
2017 · Michael Peter Balzary
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026 · Self
Punk
2019 · Self
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
2024 · Self
The Chase
1994 · Dale
Thrashin'
1986 · Flea
The Lionhearts
1998 · (voice)
Rugrats Go Wild
2003 · Donnie Thornberry (voi...
Lil' Bush
2007
Queen & Slim
2019 · Mr. Shepherd
Riley's First Date?
2015 · Jordan's Fear (voice)
Less Than Zero
1987 · Musician #1
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
2006 · Self
MADtv
1995 · Self
MTV Rockumentary
1989
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026 · Self
Woodstock '99
2000
Tough Guys
1986 · Red Hot Chili Peppers...
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
2016 · Bass
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007 · Self
Hi Octane
1994 · Self
Suburbia
1984 · Razzle
Nightmares
1983 · Singer (voice)
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021 · Ruff (voice)
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
— · Self
Dudes
1987 · Milo
Low Down
2014 · Hobbs
The Sparks Brothers
2021 · Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 · Self
The Blue Iguana
1988 · Floyd
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · Self
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
2024 · Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025 · Self
Coachella
2006 · Self - Red Hot Chili P...
Jaco
2015 · Self
Gen¹³
1998 · Grunge / Edward Chang...
Highston
2015 · Flea
Zabagabee
1987
The Grammys
1959 · Self
My Own Private River
2012 · Budd (archive footage)
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014 · Roller Man (voice)
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
2007 · Self
Roadside Prophets
1992 · Too Free Stooges
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991 · Self
Motorama
1991 · Busboy
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
2025 · Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
1999 · Self - Bass
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008 · Self
The Public Image Is Rotten
2017 · Himself
The Art of Punk
2013 · Self
Let's Get Lost
1988 · Self
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
2016 · Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
2001 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
2003 · Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
2006 · Self - Bass
Just Your Luck
1996 · Johnny
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
2011 · Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
2006 · Self
Stranded
1987 · Jester The Alien
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
2017 · Bass
Red Hot Skate Rock
1987 · Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
2023 · Self - Bass
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001 · Donald 'Donnie' Michae...
Final 24: River Phoenix
2006 · Self (archive footage)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
1990 · Self - Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
2000 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
2012 · Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023
Liar's Poker
1999 · Freddie
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994 · Self
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024 · Self (Red Hot Chili Pe...
Three Days
1999 · Self
Free Tibet
1998 · Self - Red Hot Chili P...
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
2007 · Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
2016 · Bass
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
1990 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
2013 · Himself
Goodbye, Casanova
2000 · Silent
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
1996 · Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
2019 · Himself
The Other F Word
2011 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
Flea Master Session
1992 · Self
What Drives Us
2021 · Self
Rising Low
2002 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
1992 · Self
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
2018 · Himself
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024 · Self
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
1993 · Self
Bob and the Monster
2011
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
2011 · Self
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
2006 · Self
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music
1999 · Self
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
2012 · bass, piano, backing v...
Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2007
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
2009 · Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
2022 · Self