Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
16 ottobre 1962 (63)
Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also known as
Mike B. The Flea · Red Hot Chilli Peppers · Michael Peter Balzary · Richard 'Flea' Balzari
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.
Conosciuto per
7.9
Film
Inside Out
Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
2015
7.0
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
1998–2004
7.3
Film
Babylon
Bob Levine
2022
7.8
Film
The Big Lebowski
Nihilist
1998
7.4
Film
Baby Driver
Eddie
2017
7.0
Film
Boy Erased
Brandon
2018
7.0
Film
My Own Private Idaho
Budd
1991
0.0
Film
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
Bass
2016
6.4
Film
Less Than Zero
Musician #1
1987
5.4
Film
Woodstock '99
2000
8.0
Film
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
Self - Bass
1999
7.1
Film
Queen & Slim
Mr. Shepherd
2019
6.0
Film
Son in Law
Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
1993
6.4
Film
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2002
6.3
Film
Rugrats Go Wild
Donnie Thornberry (voice)
2003
5.8
Film
The Chase
Dale
1994
5.1
Film
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Self
2026
5.1
Film
Psycho
Bob Summerfield
1998
7.2
Film
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
Self
2026
7.2
Film
Riley's First Date?
Jordan's Fear (voice)
2015
7.4
Film
The Public Image Is Rotten
Himself
2017
7.0
Series
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
2024
6.7
Film
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Ruff (voice)
2021
7.0
Series
Highston
Flea
2015
6.5
Film
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self
2021
6.8
Film
What Drives Us
Self
2021
7.3
Film
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
Self
2024
7.0
Film
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Self
2024
8.0
Film
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
10.0
Film
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
Self - Bass
2023
8.0
Film
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
Self
2022
5.2
Film
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
Himself
2018
Acting credits 32 titles
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
as Self
7.2
2026
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
as Self
5.1
2026
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
8.0
2024
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
7.0
2024
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
as Self
7.0
2024
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
as Self
7.3
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
as Self - Bass
10.0
2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
as Self
8.0
2022
Babylon
as Bob Levine
7.3
2022
What Drives Us
as Self
6.8
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
as Ruff (voice)
6.7
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self
6.5
2021
Queen & Slim
as Mr. Shepherd
7.1
2019
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
as Himself
5.2
2018
Boy Erased
as Brandon
7.0
2018
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
7.4
2017
Baby Driver
as Eddie
7.4
2017
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
as Bass
0.0
2016
Highston
as Flea
7.0
2015
Inside Out
as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
7.9
2015
Riley's First Date?
as Jordan's Fear (voice)
7.2
2015
Rugrats Go Wild
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
6.3
2003
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
6.4
2002
Woodstock '99
5.4
2000
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
as Self - Bass
8.0
1999
The Wild Thornberrys
as Donnie Thornberry (voice)
7.0
1998–2004
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist
7.8
1998
Psycho
as Bob Summerfield
5.1
1998
The Chase
as Dale
5.8
1994
Son in Law
as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
6.0
1993
My Own Private Idaho
as Budd
7.0
1991
Less Than Zero
as Musician #1
6.4
1987