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Flea

Australian musician

PersonAge 63humanQ202859

Also known as Michael Balzary · Michael Peter Balzary

Born: October 16, 1962
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1.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Melbourne
Citizenship: United States
, Australia
Occupation: bass guitarist
, actor
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2024-12-28
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, film actor
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Education: Fairfax High School
, USC Thornton School of Music
Employer: Red Hot Chili Peppers
, Jane's Addiction
Spouse: Frankie Rayder(since 2005)
, Melody Ehsani
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Michael Peter Balzary, known professionally as Flea, is an Australian and American musician and actor. He is the bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, and, alongside vocalist Anthony Kiedis, one of two remaining original members of the band. Flea has also been a member of the supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and has played with acts including the Circle Jerks, the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, Young MC, Nirvana, What Is This, Fear, and Jane's Addiction.

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AAcid for the Children2019 memoir of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2024-12-28
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Native language: English
Given name: Michael
Instrument: bass guitar
voice
Genre: alternative rock
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Member of: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Unmarried partner: Frankie Rayder
Start of work period: 1979
Social media followers: 369,586(February 10, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 917805670459682816
281,119(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 917805670459682816
224,417(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 917805670459682816
100,389(July 11, 2019) x (twitter) numeric user id: 917805670459682816
Website: redhotchilipeppers.com language: English
Name in native language: Flea
Writing language: English
Residence: Los Angeles

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