Flea

ActorComposerSoundProductionProducer Oct 16 (age 63) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1975–2025 (50 year career)

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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 Chil…

Known For

Film

Inside Out

Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)

Film

Back to the Future Part II

Needles

Film

The Big Lebowski

Nihilist

Film

Baby Driver

Eddie

Film

Back to the Future Part III

Needles

Film

Toy Story 4

Caboom TV Announcer (voice)

Film

Love, Death & Robots

Music

Film

Inside Out 2

Jake (voice)

Filmography

Acting (147)

Movies (117)

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

2025

as Self

7.2

Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos

2025

as Self

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

2025

as Self

FireAid Benefit Concert

2025

as Self

8.7

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

as Self

Inside Out 2

as Jake (voice)

ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord

2024

as Self

7.1

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

2024

as Self

7.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023

2024

8.0

Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony

2024

as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

5.6

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome

2023

9.7

Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023

as Self - Bass

Babylon

as Bob Levine

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022

2022

as Self

8.0

Arlo the Alligator Boy

as Ruff (voice)

The Sparks Brothers

as Self

What Drives Us

as Self

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021

as Self

6.4

Toy Story 4

2019

as Caboom TV Announcer (voice)

7.5

Queen & Slim

2019

as Mr. Shepherd

7.1

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids

2019

as Himself

Boy Erased

2018

as Brandon

7.0

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band

as Himself

Baby Driver

as Eddie

Song to Song

as Michael Peter Balzary

5.5

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio

2017

as Bass

8.0

The Public Image Is Rotten

2017

as Himself

7.4

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016

2016

as Bass

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016

2016

as Bass

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016

2016

as Bass

Inside Out

2015

as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)

Jaco

as Self

Riley's First Date?

as Jordan's Fear (voice)

Low Down

as Hobbs

Stan Lee's Mighty 7

as Roller Man (voice)

5.7

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival

2013

as Himself

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012

2012

5.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott

2012

as Himself

5.8

My Own Private River

2012

as Budd (archive footage)

7.5

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement

2012

as bass, piano, backing vocals

9.5

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

2011

as Himself

7.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You

2011

as Himself

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011

2011

as Himself

Bob and the Monster

The Other F Word

as Self

Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006

2009

as Self

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

2008

as Self

6.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland

2007

as Self

9.7

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007

as Self

7.2

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley

2007

as Self

10.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection

2007

Coachella

2006

as Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)

6.4

Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale

2006

as Self

10.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival

2006

as Self

8.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan

2006

as Self - Bass

7.8

Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone

2006

as Self

7.1

Final 24: River Phoenix

2006

as Self (archive footage)

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

2005

as Self

6.6

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rockpalast

2004

3.8

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan

2004

as Self

9.0

Rugrats Go Wild

2003

as Donnie Thornberry (voice)

6.3

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle

2003

as Self - Bass

8.6

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle

2003

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

2002

as Donnie Thornberry (voice)

6.4

Rising Low

2002

as Himself

6.5

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio

2001

as Self

9.0

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

2001

as Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)

6.9

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map

2001

as Self

7.1

Gen¹³

2000

as Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)

5.9

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan

2000

as Self

Goodbye, Casanova

2000

as Silent

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music

1999

as Self

7.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99

1999

as Self - Bass

8.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival

1999

as Self - Bass

Liar's Poker

1999

as Freddie

Three Days

1999

as Self

6.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia

1999

as Self

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Musician

The Big Lebowski

as Nihilist

Psycho

as Bob Summerfield

The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

1998

as Self

6.8

Free Tibet

1998

as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Just Your Luck

1996

as Johnny

3.5

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert

1996

Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden

1996

as Himself

Afros, Macks & Zodiacs

1995

as (archive footage)

The Chase

1994

as Dale

5.8

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

1994

as Self

6.0

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

1994

Son in Law

1993

as Tattoo Artist (uncredited)

6.0

Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival

1993

as Self

8.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?

as Self

Roadside Prophets

as Too Free Stooges

Flea Master Session

as Self

My Own Private Idaho

as Budd

Motorama

as Busboy

Flea Sings

as Él mismo

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks

1991

as Self

7.1

Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Needles

7.5

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven

1990

as Self

7.0

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo

1990

as Self - Bass

Back to the Future Part II

as Needles

Let's Get Lost

as Self

The Blue Iguana

as Floyd

Less Than Zero

as Musician #1

Dudes

as Milo

Stranded

as Jester The Alien

Zabagabee

Red Hot Skate Rock

as Himself

Thrashin'

1986

as Flea

6.2

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO

1986

as Bass

Tough Guys

1986

as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member

Suburbia

as Razzle

The Outsiders

as Soc (uncredited)

Nightmares

as Singer (voice)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)

as Self - Bass

10.0

Tibetan Freedom Concert

Television (30)

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

as Self

Yo Gabba GabbaLand!

as Self

Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Vect Nokru

I Heart Arlo

as Ruff (voice)

Love, Death & Robots

as Flea (voice)

Punk

as Self

Hot Ones

as Self

Highston

as Flea

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

The Art of Punk

2013

as Self

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011

as Self

5.3

MTV World Stage

2009

as Self

Lil' Bush

American Dad!

as Orderly (voice)

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Family Guy

as Flea (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

as Donnie Thornberry (voice)

The Lionhearts

as (voice)

MADtv

as Self

Duckman

as Flea (voice)

Hi Octane

as Self

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Musical Guest

Les Nuls, l'émission

as Self

The Simpsons

as Flea (voice)

MTV Rockumentary

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

as Self

7.8

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Musical Guest

7.0

The Grammys

1959

as Self

8.6

Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis

as Self

1.0

Crew (4)

Movies (3)

Codice Carla

2023

Original Music Composer

Zelos

Co-Producer

Low Down

Executive Producer

Television (1)

Love, Death & Robots

2019

Music

8.2