Flea

ABOUT FLEA

Born Michael Balzary, he is the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and widely considered to be one of the greatest rock bassists of all-time.

He met Anthony Kiedis , the future Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman, at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. He first played jazz trumpet but was taught the bass by Hillel Slovak , who would become the Red Hot Chili Peppers' first guitarist.

He has played small roles in such films as Back to the Future Part II , Baby Driver , and The Big Lebowski .

He was married to Loesha Zeviar from 1988 to 1990. He got engaged to model Frankie Rayder in 2005, but the two separated before tying the knot. He and Rayder had a daughter together named Sunny Bebop Balzary . In 2019, he married Melody Ehsani . He and Ehsani welcomed a child in December 2022.

In 2009, he and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke formed the supergroup Atoms for Peace. They released their first album, Amok, in 2013.