

Flea
Acting
October 16, 1962
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
The Filmography


Arlo the Alligator Boy

Queen & Slim

Boy Erased

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band

Baby Driver

Jaco

Low Down

My Own Private River

The Other F Word

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Rising Low

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

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