Flea

About

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

The SimpsonsSeries • 1989Family GuySeries • 1999American Dad!Series • 2005Inside Out 2Movie • 2024Inside OutMovie • 2015Love, Death & RobotsSeries • 2019The Wild ThornberrysSeries • 1998DuckmanSeries • 1994Toy Story 4Movie • 2019BabylonMovie • 2022The Big LebowskiMovie • 1998Back to the Future Part IIMovie • 1989Baby DriverMovie • 2017Obi-Wan KenobiSeries • 2022Fear and Loathing in Las VegasMovie • 1998Back to the Future Part IIIMovie • 1990I Heart ArloSeries • 2021The OutsidersMovie • 1983My Own Private IdahoMovie • 1991Riley's First Date?Movie • 2015Boy ErasedMovie • 2018The Wild Thornberrys MovieMovie • 2002Less Than ZeroMovie • 1987Song to SongMovie • 2017