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Flea

Born October 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia49 films

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.

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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.

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Inside Out posterFirst watchInside Out20157.9as Mind Worker Cop Jake (voice)When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost,…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Back to the Future Part II poster7.8Back to the Future Part II1989The Big Lebowski poster7.8The Big Lebowski1998Baby Driver poster7.4Baby Driver2017Back to the Future Part III poster7.5Back to the Future Part III1990Toy Story 4 poster7.5Toy Story 42019Inside Out 2 poster7.5Inside Out 22024Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas poster7.2Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998Babylon poster7.3Babylon2022

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 2024Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
  2. 2024Inside Out 2Jake (voice)
  3. 2023Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
  4. 2022BabylonBob Levine
  5. 2021Arlo the Alligator BoyRuff (voice)
  6. 2019Queen & SlimMr. Shepherd
  7. 2019Toy Story 4Caboom TV Announcer (voice)
  8. 2018Boy ErasedBrandon
  9. 2017Baby DriverEddie
  10. 2017Song to SongMichael Peter Balzary
  11. 2016Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016Bass
  12. 2016Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016Bass
  13. 2015Riley's First Date?Jordan's Fear (voice)
  14. 2015Inside OutMind Worker Cop Jake (voice)
  15. 2014Stan Lee's Mighty 7Roller Man (voice)
  16. 2014Low DownHobbs
  17. 2012Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basementbass, piano, backing vocals
  18. 2012Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
  19. 2003Rugrats Go WildDonnie Thornberry (voice)
  20. 2002The Wild Thornberrys MovieDonnie Thornberry (voice)
  21. 2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of DonnieDonald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
  22. 2000Goodbye, CasanovaSilent
  23. 1999Liar's PokerFreddie
  24. 1998PsychoBob Summerfield
  25. 1998Gen¹³Grunge / Edward Chang (voice)
  26. 1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasMusician
  27. 1998The Big LebowskiNihilist
  28. 1996Just Your LuckJohnny
  29. 1996Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
  30. 1994The ChaseDale
  31. 1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
  32. 1993Son in LawTattoo Artist (uncredited)
  33. 1992Roadside ProphetsToo Free Stooges
  34. 1991MotoramaBusboy
  35. 1991My Own Private IdahoBudd
  36. 1991Flea SingsÉl mismo
  37. 1990Back to the Future Part IIINeedles
  38. 1989Back to the Future Part IINeedles
  39. 1988The Blue IguanaFloyd
  40. 1987StrandedJester The Alien
  41. 1987Less Than ZeroMusician #1
  42. 1987DudesMilo
  43. 1987Zabagabee
  44. 1986Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MOBass
  45. 1986Tough GuysRed Hot Chili Peppers Member
  46. 1986Thrashin'Flea
  47. 1984SuburbiaRazzle
  48. 1983NightmaresSinger (voice)
  49. 1983The OutsidersSoc (uncredited)