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Date of Birth:

16 October 1962, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia more

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Mini Biography:

Michael Peter Balzary was born on the 16th of October 1962, in Melbourne... more

Trivia:

Firm supporter of art conservatory schools. As stated in a radio interview... more

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Snoop Dogg, The Killers to Headline 2009 Lollapalooza Festival
(From Aceshowbiz. 22 April 2009, 2:15 AM, PDT)
Is Lollapalooza's line up worth $190?
(From Hitfix. 21 April 2009, 2:41 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Richard 'Flea' Balzari | Mike B. The Flea | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Red Hot Chilli Peppers | The Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Prettyface (in production) (2010)	Charlie	2010	-	-

2.	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2009) (TV)		2009	-	8.6 (9)

3.	Rugrats Go Wild (2003)	(voice) Donnie Thornberry	2003	-	5.1 (1,656)

4.	The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)	(voice) Donnie Thornberry	2002	-	4.7 (8,579)

5.	"The Wild Thornberrys" (1998)	Donnie / 5 characters not shown (44 episodes, 1998-2001)	2001	-	6.7 (948)
	44 TV episodes: "The Wild Thornberrys: The Trouble with Darwin (#4.5)" Donnie "The Wild Thornberrys: All Work and No Play (#3.14)" Donnie "The Wild Thornberrys: New Territory (#3.15)" (voice) Donald Michael Thornberry / Additional Voices "The Wild Thornberrys: The Anniversary (#3.20)" Donnie "The Wild Thornberrys: Island Trade (#3.7)" Donnie 39 episodes not shown.
6.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map (2001) (V)		2001	-	8.5 (146)

7.	The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001) (TV)	(voice) Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry	2001	-	6.1 (73)
	AKAs: The Origin of Donnie (USA: short title)
8.	Goodbye, Casanova (2000)	Silent	2000	-	6.7 (17)

9.	Liar's Poker (1999)	Freddie	1999	-	3.2 (77)

10.	Gen 13 (1999) (V)	(voice) Grunge/Edward Chang	1999	-	5.6 (193)

11.	Psycho (1998)	Bob Summerfield	1998	$32.9M	4.6 (18,247)

12.	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)	Musician	1998	-	7.6 (73,243)

13.	The Big Lebowski (1998)	Nihilist #2, Kieffer	1998	$39.4M	8.2 (156,923)

14.	Just Your Luck (1996) (V)	Johnny	1996	-	5.3 (247)
	AKAs: Whiskey Down (Australia) (USA: working title)
15.	The Chase (1994)	Dale	1994	-	5.4 (8,002)

16.	Son in Law (1993)	(uncredited) Tattoo Artist	1993	-	5.1 (6,360)

17.	Roadside Prophets (1992)	Too Free Stooges	1992	-	6.2 (698)

18.	My Own Private Idaho (1991)	Budd	1991	-	7.0 (15,349)

19.	Motorama (1991)	Busboy	1991	-	6.0 (749)

20.	Back to the Future Part III (1990)	Douglas J. Needles	1990	$244M	7.0 (69,537)

21.	Back to the Future Part II (1989)	Needles	1989	$332M	7.4 (78,203)

22.	The Blue Iguana (1988)	Floyd	1988	-	4.8 (246)
	AKAs: La iguana azul (Mexico)
23.	Stranded (1987)	Jester The Alien	1987	-	5.3 (144)

24.	Less Than Zero (1987)	Musician #1	1987	-	5.9 (6,051)

25.	Dudes (1987)	Milo	1987	-	5.1 (347)

26.	Suburbia (1984)	(as Mike B. The Flea) Razzle	1984	-	7.0 (1,536)
	AKAs: Rebel Streets (USA: alternative title) The Wild Side

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) (VG)	(writer: "Suck My Kiss")	2007	-	9.1 (674)

2.	Coachella (2006) (V)	(writer: "Californication")	2006	-	7.3 (135)

3.	"Independent Lens" (1999)	(1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	8.2 (92)
	1 TV episode: "Independent Lens: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (#8.22)" (writer: "Californication")
4.	Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004) (TV)	(writer: "Venice Queen")	2004	-	7.9 (1,997)

5.	Bluebird (2004) (TV)	(writer: "Otherside")	2004	-	7.7 (325)

6.	Something's Gotta Give (2003)	(writer: "Butterfly")	2003	$228M	6.8 (32,852)

7.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Videos (2003) (V)	(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")	2003	-	8.4 (95)

8.	Orange County (2002)	(writer: "Butterfly") ("Butterfly")	2002	-	6.1 (22,256)

9.	Pro Skater 3 (2001) (VG)	(writer: "Fight Like A Brave")	2001	-	8.0 (160)
	AKAs: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (USA: complete title)
10.	Saving Silverman (2001)	(writer: "Butterfly")	2001	-	5.6 (17,470)
	AKAs: Evil Woman (Australia) (Europe: English title) (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA: working title)
11.	Things Behind the Sun (2001)	(writer: "A System for Shutting Everything Out") (performer: "A System for Shutting Everything Out")	2001	-	7.5 (715)

12.	Bringing Out the Dead (1999)	(writer: "So What")	1999	-	6.7 (28,945)

13.	Free Tibet (1998)	(writer: "Give It Away")	1998	-	4.8 (88)

14.	Grace of My Heart (1996)	(performer: "The Nitty Gritty") (producer: "The Nitty Gritty")	1996	-	6.5 (1,954)

15.	Twister (1996)	(writer: "Melancholy Mechanics")	1996	$495M	6.0 (57,540)

16.	The Basketball Diaries (1995)	(writer: "I've Been Down") (performer: "I've Been Down")	1995	-	7.1 (22,673)
	AKAs: Streets of New York (International: English title: video title)
17.	"Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)	(3 episodes, 1993)	1993	-	8.1 (3,465)
	3 TV episodes: "Beavis and Butt-Head: Sporting Goods (#3.25)" (writer: "Breaking The Girl") "Beavis and Butt-Head: Sperm Bank (#3.11)" (writer: "Suck My Kiss") "Beavis and Butt-Head: Sign Here (#1.3)" (writer: "Show Me Your Soul")
18.	Coneheads (1993)	(writer: "Soul to Squeeze")	1993	-	5.0 (14,343)

19.	Wayne's World (1992)	("SIKAMIKANICO")	1992	$183M	6.9 (39,487)

20.	Pretty Woman (1990)	(writer: "Show Me Your Soul")	1990	$463M	6.7 (55,231)

21.	Say Anything... (1989)	(writer: "Taste The Pain")	1989	-	7.5 (23,030)
	AKAs: ...Say Anything... (USA: promotional title)
22.	Less Than Zero (1987)	(music: "Fight Like A Brave")	1987	-	5.9 (6,051)

23.	Thrashin' (1986)	(writer: "BLACK EYED BLONDE")	1986	-	5.8 (987)

24.	Gimme an 'F' (1984)	(writer: "Get Up and Jump")	1984	-	3.5 (221)
	AKAs: Gimme an F (USA: video box title) T & A Academy 2

Music Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Traffic (2000)	(musician: master of the 4-string electric bassius o'pheilius)	2000	$205M	7.8 (80,366)
		AKAs: Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (Germany)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Everyday Sunshine (post-production) (2010)		2010	-	-

2.	Bob and the Monster (post-production) (2010)	Himself	2010	-	-

3.	Recording: The History of Recorded Music (post-production) (2009)	Himself	2009	-	-

4.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Untitled Documentary (2008)	Himself	2008	-	9.9 (32)

5.	Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)	Himself	2008	-	7.0 (270)

6.	Making of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Hump de Bump' (2007) (V)		2007	-	8.1 (10)

7.	Brit Awards 2007 (2007) (TV)	(as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself - Performer	2007	-	6.5 (22)

8.	Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)	Himself	2007	-	7.6 (1,362)
	AKAs: Strummer (International: English title: informal short title) Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (Australia: poster title)
9.	"4Real" (2007)	(1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	5.1 (13)
	1 TV episode: "4Real: 4Real Haiti (#1.5)"
10.	"Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik" (2004)	Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	7.2 (6)
	AKAs: Musikprogrammet (Denmark: promotional title) 1 TV episode: "Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik: Red Hot Chili Peppers (#3.39)" (as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself - Performer
11.	Making of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Snow (Hey Oh)' (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	7.3 (10)

12.	"My Shot With" (2006)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	-
	1 TV episode: "My Shot With: The Virgin Music Festival" Himself
13.	Making of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Tell Me Baby' (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	7.7 (11)

14.	American Hardcore (2006)	(as Richard 'Flea' Balzari) Himself	2006	-	7.2 (1,256)
	AKAs: American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980 - 1986 (USA: long title)
15.	Making of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Dani California' (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	5.8 (23)

16.	Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone (2006)		2006	-	8.0 (66)

17.	"House Band" (2005)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	-
	1 TV episode: "House Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers" Himself
18.	"Popworld" (2001)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	6.3 (40)
	1 TV episode: "Popworld: (2006-04-22)" Himself
19.	"Dancing with the Stars" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	4.3 (104)
	1 TV episode: "Dancing with the Stars: (#4.2)" (as Red Hot Chilli Peppers) Himself
20.	Coachella (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	7.3 (135)

21.	The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005) (V)	(as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself (segment "Can't Stop")	2005	-	7.1 (135)

22.	The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui (2005) (V)	(as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself (segments "Scar Tissue" and "Give it Away")	2005	-	6.2 (70)

23.	All We Are Saying (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	6.9 (134)

24.	We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005)	Himself	2005	-	7.7 (252)

25.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Videos (2003) (V)	(as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself (Bass)	2003	-	8.4 (95)

26.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle (2003) (V)	Himself	2003	-	8.9 (497)

27.	"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003)	Himself (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	6.3 (1,033)
	AKAs: Jimmy Kimmel (Australia) 1 TV episode: "Jimmy Kimmel Live!: (2003-11-12)" Himself
28.	2003 Radio Music Awards (2003) (TV)	(as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself	2003	-	3.7 (48)

29.	Ice Cube: The Videos, Volume 1 (2003) (V)	Himself (segment "Wicked")	2003	-	6.3 (17)

30.	Brit Awards 2003 (2003) (TV)	(as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself	2003	-	2.6 (29)

31.	VH1 Backyard BBQ with the Red Hot Chili Peppers (2002) (TV)	Himself	2002	-	3.0 (22)

32.	"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (2001)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	8.4 (704)
	1 TV episode: "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#2.11)" (as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself
33.	Rising Low (2002)	Himself	2002	-	7.2 (67)

34.	MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal (2001) (TV)	Himself (member, Red Hot Chili Peppers)	2001	-	-

35.	"100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" (2000)	(as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself - Member, Red Hot Chili Peppers	2000	-	8.0 (125)

36.	"MADtv" (1995)	Himself (2 episodes, 2000)	2000	-	6.9 (874)
	2 TV episodes: "MADtv: (#6.8)" Himself "MADtv: (#5.12)" Himself
37.	MTV Video Music Awards 2000 (2000) (TV)	(as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself - Performer	2000	-	3.5 (283)

38.	"Making the Video" (1999)	Himself (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	3.9 (64)
	1 TV episode: "Making the Video: Red Hot Chili Peppers: Around the World (#1.13)" Himself
39.	Woodstock '99 (1999) (TV)	(as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself	1999	-	5.6 (104)

40.	"Behind the Music" (1997)	Himself (2 episodes, 1999)	1999	-	7.4 (140)
	AKAs: VH1's Behind the Music (USA: alternative title) 2 TV episodes: "Behind the Music: 'Weird Al' Yankovic (#2.36)" Himself "Behind the Music: The Red Hot Chili Peppers (#2.32)" Himself
41.	Three Days (1999/I)	Himself	1999	-	5.2 (72)

42.	Free Tibet (1998)	(as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself	1998	-	4.8 (88)

43.	The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)		1998	-	7.8 (108)

44.	"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1994)	Himself (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	8.2 (1,172)
	1 TV episode: "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: A Star Is Abhorred (#4.11)" (voice) Himself
45.	Woodstock '94 (1995) (V)	(as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself	1995	-	6.8 (86)

46.	Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (1994) (TV)	Himself	1994	-	5.7 (5)

47.	24 Hours in Rock and Roll (1994) (TV)	Himself	1994	-	-

48.	"Rhythm & Jam" (1993)	Himself	1993	-	5.0 (12)

49.	"The Simpsons" (1989)	Himself (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	9.2 (392)
	1 TV episode: "The Simpsons: Krusty Gets Kancelled (#4.22)" (voice) Himself
50.	"The Ben Stiller Show" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	7.2 (394)
	1 TV episode: "The Ben Stiller Show: With Flea (#1.8)" Himself
51.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: What Hits?! (1992) (V)	Himself	1992	-	5.7 (59)

52.	MTV Video Music Awards 1992 (1992) (TV)	(as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself (Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist)	1992	-	4.1 (129)

53.	Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks (1991) (V)	Himself	1991	-	7.9 (215)

54.	Let's Get Lost (1988)	Himself	1988	-	8.0 (420)

55.	Tough Guys (1986)	Himself - Red Hot Chili Peppers	1986	-	5.9 (2,603)

56.	Thrashin' (1986)	(as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself	1986	-	5.8 (987)

Archive Footage
	1.	"Provinssirock 30"
		1 TV episode: Episode #1.3 (2008) Himself
	2.	"Video on Trial"
		3 TV episodes: Episode #2.19 (2007) Himself Episode #1.31 (2006) (as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself - Accused Episode #1.20 (2006) (as Red Hot Chili Peppers) Himself - Accused

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2 Interviews | 1 Pictorial | 9 Magazine Cover Photos more

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Comedy | Animation | Adventure | Family more

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film | Character Name In Title | Drugs | Male Female Relationship more

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