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Flea
Known for: ActingMichael 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 45
Inside Out
+2
as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice) 
Babylon
+3
as Bob Levine 
The Wild Thornberrys
+2
as Donnie Thornberry (voice) 
Baby Driver
+4
as Eddie 
The Big Lebowski
+1
as Nihilist 
Less Than Zero
as Musician #1 
Boy Erased
+2
as Brandon 
My Own Private Idaho
+1
as Budd 
Rugrats Go Wild
+2
as Donnie Thornberry (voice) 
Riley's First Date?
as Jordan's Fear (voice) 
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
+2
as Donnie Thornberry (voice) 
The Chase
as Dale 
Son in Law
as Tattoo Artist (uncredited) 
Queen & Slim
+1
as Mr. Shepherd 
Psycho
+1
as Bob Summerfield 
Arlo the Alligator Boy
as Ruff (voice) 
Thrashin'
as Flea 
Tough Guys
+1
as Red Hot Chili Peppers Member 
+1 
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
as Roller Man (voice) 
Suburbia
+2
as Razzle 
Dudes
as Milo 
Low Down
as Hobbs 
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself 
Let's Get Lost
+2
as Self 
Motorama
as Busboy 
Liar's Poker
+1
as Freddie 
Roadside Prophets
as Too Free Stooges 
The Blue Iguana
+1
as Floyd 
Stranded
as Jester The Alien 
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
as Self 
The Other F Word
+1
as Self 