Flea
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Baby Driver
as Eddie 2017
Back to the Future Part II
as Needles 1989
The Big Lebowski
as Nihilist 1998
Back to the Future Part III
as Needles 1990
Toy Story 4
as Caboom TV Announcer (voice) 2019
Inside Out 2
as Jake (voice) 2024
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Musician 1998
Babylon
as Bob Levine 2022
The Outsiders
as Soc (uncredited) 1983
Boy Erased
as Brandon 2018
My Own Private Idaho
as Budd 1991
Riley's First Date?
as Jordan's Fear (voice) 2015
Psycho
as Bob Summerfield 1998
Song to Song
as Michael Peter Balzary 2017
Queen & Slim
as Mr. Shepherd 2019
The Chase
as Dale 1994