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Flea
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 16 October 1962 (age 64)
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.
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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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- TBA · ShowLive Earth: A Concert for a Climate in CrisisSelf · 12 episodes
- 2026 · FilmThe Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann StoryKieffer (The Big Lebowski archive footage)
- 2026 · FilmButthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelf
- 2026 · FilmEarth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)Self
- 2026 · FilmThe Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, HillelSelf
- 2025 · Film2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
