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Flea (I)
Actor | Soundtrack | Composer
Michael Peter Balzary was born on the sixteenth of October 1962, in Melbourne, Australia. When he was four, his parents divorced and Michael, his sister Karen and his mother Patricia headed for New ...
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Known for
Baby Driver (2017),
Back to the Future Part II (1989),
The Big Lebowski (1998),
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Details
Oct
16,
1962 (age 58)
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5' 6"
(1.68m)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Go Robot (2016)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie (2011)
(Video) - Flea - Bass (uncredited), Writer ("The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie") |
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Videos (2003)
(Video) - Self - Bass (uncredited), Writer ("Give It Away", "Suck My Kiss", "Under the Bridge", "Aeroplane", "My Friends", "Scar Tissue", "Around the World", "Otherside", "Californication", "Road Trippin'", "By the Way", "The Zephyr Song", "Can't Stop", "Universally Speaking", "Soul to Squeeze") |
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Things Behind the Sun (2001)
Performer ("A System for Shutting Everything Out"), Writer ("A System for Shutting Everything Out") |
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All Saints: The Video (1998)
(Video) - Writer ("Under the Bridge (MTV Live)", "Under the Bridge", "Under the Bridge (Acapella)" (uncredited)) |
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(Video) - Flea (uncredited), Composer, Musician (bass guitar) |
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| Past Television (74 titles) | Episodes |
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Little Mix: The Search (2020)
(TV Series) - Writer ("By the Way (DJ Edit)", "Californication") (1 episode, 2020)
Vocal and Instruments (Oct
4,
2020)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Writer ("By the Way (DJ Edit)", "Californication") (uncredited)
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American Dad! (2016–2019)
(TV Series) - Orderly (1 episode, 2016), Writer ("Butterfly") (1 episode, 2019)
The Hall Monitor and the Lunch Lady (Jun
10,
2019)
Season 14,
Episode 9
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Le Van (2017)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Give It Away") (1 episode, 2017), Writer ("Break Ya Neck") (1 episode, 2017), Writer ("Scar Tissue") (1 episode, 2017) |
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The Late Late Show with James Corden (2016)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Heemi Lheemy") (1 episode, 2016), Writer ("Can't Stop", "Heemi Lheemy", "Give It Away", "Californication", "Dark Necessities", "Under the Bridge", "The Zephyr Song", "By the Way") (1 episode, 2016), Self - Carpool Karaoke (1 episode, 2016)
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin/Anthony Anderson/Red Hot Chili Peppers (Jun
13,
2016)
Season 2,
Episode 129
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Self - Carpool Karaoke,
Performer ("Heemi Lheemy"),
Writer ("Can't Stop", "Heemi Lheemy", "Give It Away", "Californication", "Dark Necessities", "Under the Bridge", "The Zephyr Song", "By the Way")
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One Hit Wonderland (2015)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Butterfly", "Pretty Little Ditty") (1 episode, 2015)
Butterfly by Crazy Town (Oct
20,
2015)
Season 4,
Episode 6
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Give It Away") (1 episode, 2014), Writer ("Under the Bridge", "Give It Away") (1 episode, 2014)
Mark Ruffalo/Stephen Merchant/Romeo Santos (Nov
20,
2014)
Season 2,
Episode 53
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Writer ("Under the Bridge", "Give It Away") (uncredited)
Amanda Seyfried/Will Ferrell and Chad Smith/Red Hot Chili Peppers (May
22,
2014)
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Episode 64
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(TV Special) - Self (as Red Hot Chili Peppers), Writer ("Give It Away") |
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Todd's Pop Song Reviews (2010–2011)
(TV Series) - Writer ("The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Bedrock Anthem") (1 episode, 2010)
Tonight, Tonight (Sep
16,
2011)
Season 2,
Episode 16
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Writer ("The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie")
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The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice! (2010)
(TV Short) - Self (uncredited), Musician (Opening Montage) |
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2009)
(TV Special) - Self, Performer ("The Train Kept a Rollin'") |
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The Big Bang Theory (2009)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Under the Bridge") (1 episode, 2009)
The Maternal Capacitance (Feb
9,
2009)
Season 2,
Episode 15
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Saturday Night Live (2006)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2006), Writer ("Dani California" (uncredited), "Give It Away") (1 episode, 2006)
Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers (May
6,
2006)
Season 31,
Episode 17
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Self (as Red Hot Chili Peppers),
Writer ("Dani California" (uncredited), "Give It Away")
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(TV Series) - Donnie / Tom / Donald Michael Thornberry / Additional Voices / Donnie Thornberry / … (89 episodes, 1998) See more |
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Idol (2003)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Aeroplane") (1 episode, 2003), Writer ("By the Way") (1 episode, 2003) |
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S.P.U.N.G (2003)
(TV Series) - Lyrics ("Can't Stop") (1 episode, 2003), Music ("Can't Stop") (1 episode, 2003)
Jag nöjer mig inte med vad som helst (Oct
21,
2003)
Season 2,
Episode 1
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Music ("Can't Stop")
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Top of the Pops (1995–2001)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Butterfly") (2 episodes, 2001), Self / Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2 episodes, 1995), Writer ("Aeroplane") (1 episode, 1996), Writer ("Warped") (1 episode, 1995), Writer ("Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade") (1 episode, 1998) |
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ER (2001)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Blood, Sex, Sugar, Magik") (1 episode, 2001)
Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic (Oct
11,
2001)
Season 8,
Episode 3
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Writer ("Blood, Sex, Sugar, Magik") (uncredited)
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The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001)
(TV Movie) - Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice) |
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Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Breaking The Girl") (1 episode, 1993), Writer ("Show Me Your Soul") (1 episode, 1993), Writer ("Suck My Kiss") (1 episode, 1993) |
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The Simpsons (1993)
(TV Series) - Flea (1 episode, 1993), Writer ("Give it Away") (1 episode, 1993)
Krusty Gets Kancelled (May
13,
1993)
Season 4,
Episode 22
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Flea (voice),
Writer ("Give it Away") (uncredited)
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The Late Late Show with James Corden (2016)
(TV Series) - Self - Carpool Karaoke (2 episodes, 2016)
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin/Anthony Anderson/Red Hot Chili Peppers (Jun
13,
2016)
Season 2,
Episode 129
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Jerry Stahl Rides Dirty with Ben Stiller, Jason Schwartzman, Michael C. Hall & Flea (2013)
(Short) - Self |
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The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2011)
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Saturdays, Alan Carr and Red Hot Chili Peppers (Sep
10,
2011)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self (as Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik (2006)
(TV Series) - Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1 episode, 2006)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Dec
8,
2006)
Season 3,
Episode 39
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Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers (uncredited)
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Saturday Night Live (2006)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2006)
Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers (May
6,
2006)
Season 31,
Episode 17
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The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui (2005)
(Video) - Self (segments "Scar Tissue" and "Give it Away") (as Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
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The Top Ten Revealed (2020)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020)
Epic Songs of '92 (Aug
2,
2020)
Season 3,
Episode 14
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Self (archive footage) (as Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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Top of the Pops (1994–1995)
(TV Series) - Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers / Self (2 episodes, 1994)
Episode dated 24 August 1995 (Aug
24,
1995)
Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers (archive footage) (uncredited)
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