Flea Biography (1962-)

Full name, Michael Peter Balzary; born October 16, 1962, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; son of Patricia Balzary; married Loesha Zeivar, 1985 (divorced, 1990); children: Clara. Addresses: Contact: c/o Warner Bros. Records, Inc., 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505-4632.

Nationality: Australian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, musician
Birth Details: October 16, 1962; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Mike B. the Flea) Razzle, Suburbia (also known as Rebel Hearts and The Wild Side), New World, 1983
(With Red Hot Chili Peppers) Tough Guys, Buena Vista, 1986
(With Red Hot Chili Peppers) Thrashin', 1986
Jester the Alien, Stranded, New Line Cinema, 1987
Musician number one, Less Than Zero, 1987
Milo, Dudes, New Century, 1987
Himself, Let's Get Lost, 1988
Floyd, The Blue Iguana, Paramount, 1988
Douglas J. Needles, Back to the Future Part II (also known as Paradox), Universal, 1989
Douglas J. Needles, Back to the Future Part III (also known as Three), Universal, 1990
Budd, My Own Private Idaho, Fine Line, 1991
Busboy, Motorama, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
(With the band Two Free Stooges) Roadside Prophets, New Line Cinema, 1992
Tattoo artist, Son in Law, 1993
Dale, The Chase, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Johnny, Just Your Luck (also known as Whiskey Down), PolyGram Video, 1995
Freddy, Liar's Poker, 1997
Voice of Grunge/Edward Chang, Gen 13, Hollywood Pictures, 1998
Kieffer, The Big Lebowski, Gramercy, 1998
Bathroom acid fiend, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, MCA/Universal, 1998
Bob Summerfield, Psycho, MCA/Universal, 1998
Himself, The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (documentary), Spheeris Films, 1998
(With Red Hot Chili Peppers) Free Tibet, Shooting Gallery, 1998
Mascara, Phaedra Cinema, 1999
Himself, Three Days, 1999
Silent, Goodbye Casanova, 2000
Himself, Rising Low, Cactus Unlimited, 2002
Voice of Donald "Donnie" Michael Thornberry, The Wild Thornberrys Movie (animated), Paramount, 2002
Voice of Donald "Donnie" Michael Thornberry, Rugrats Meet the Wild Thornberrys (animated), Paramount, 2003
Film Work

Musician (with Red Hot Chili Peppers), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (also known as Power Rangers: The Movie), 1995
Song performer, The Basketball Diaries, New Line Cinema, 1995
Musician, Grace of My Heart, Gramercy, 1996
Musician, Albino Alligator, 1996
Song performer, Small Soldiers, DreamWorks/Red Feather Photoplays,1998
Musician, Traffic (also known as Traffic--Die Macht des Kartells), USA Films, 2000
Television Appearances
Series
Voice of Donald "Donnie" Michael Thornberry, The Wild Thornberrys(animated), Nickelodeon, 1998-
Voices of Max Dillon and Electro, Spider-Man: The Animated Series,MTV, 2002
Episodic
"Episode with Flea," The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992
Voice, "Krusty Gets Kancelled," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1993
Late Show with David Letterman, 1996
Voice, "A Star Is Abhorred," Duckman (animated), 1997
Voice of poacher, "Iron Curtain," The Wild Thornberrys (animated),Nickelodeon, 1998
Voice of cub, "Two's Company," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999
Voice of otter, "You Otter Know," The Wild Thornberrys (animated),Nickelodeon, 1999
Voice of second activist, "Song for Eliza," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000
Voice of monkey, "Gift of Gab," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000
Awards Presentations
1992 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1992
Presenter, 1993 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1993
(With Red Hot Chili Peppers) MTV Video Music Awards 2000, MTV, 2000
Other
Voice of Donald "Donnie" Michael Thornberry, The Wild Thornberrys: TheOrigin of Donnie (also known as The Origin of Donnie), 2001
Appeared (with Red Hot Chili Peppers) in Behind the Music.
RECORDINGS
Albums; with Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers, EMI America, 1984
Freaky Styley, EMI America, 1985
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, EMI America, 1987
Mother's Milk, EMI America, 1989
Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Warner Bros., 1991
One Hot Minute, Warner Bros., 1995
The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers, AMW, 1998
Californication, Warner Bros., 1999
Other recordings include By the Way, Warner Bros., Out in L.A., and Various States of Undress.
Videos
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks, 1991
Red Hot Chili Peppers: What Hits?!, 1992
(With Red Hot Chili Peppers) Woodstock '94, 1995
WRITINGS
Film Music
Song, "Bedrock Anthem," The Flintstones, 1994
The song "Butterfly," composed by Flea, was featured in the films Orange County and Saving Silverman; several of Flea's other songs havealso been featured in films, including The Basketball Diaries, Beavis and Butt-head Do America, Bringing Out the Dead, Coneheads, Less Than Zero, Pretty Woman, Private Parts, SayAnything..., Small Soldiers, Tough Guys, Twister, and Wayne's World.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Guitar Player, April, 1995, p. 104
Interview, August, 2002, p. 102
Q, July, 2002, pp. 94-97, 99-100, 102-03

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