Flea
Born
16 October 1962 (63)
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also known as
Mike B. The Flea, Red Hot Chilli Peppers
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...
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 (40)
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
2025
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2025
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024
Inside Out 2
2024
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023
Babylon
2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
2022
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
The Sparks Brothers
2021
What Drives Us
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021
Queen & Slim
2019
Toy Story 4
2019
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
2019
Boy Erased
2018
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
2018
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
2017
Baby Driver
2017
The Public Image Is Rotten
2017
Song to Song
2017
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
2016
Riley's First Date?
2015
Inside Out
2015
Jaco
2015
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
Low Down
2014
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
2013
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012
My Own Private River
2012