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