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Composer (Music Score), Actor, Songwriter Born: October 10, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia Biography:Known to legions of fans as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, bassist "Flea" has also maintained a side career as a supporting player in feature films. Born Michael Balzary, "Flea" moved from Australia to Los Angeles as a teen; it was there that he met eventual Chili Peppers singer "Anthony Kiedis" in high school. "Flea" acted in his first major film, "Penelope Spheeris"' suburban punk story "The Wild Side" (1983), the same year he co-founded the band. Merging both of his performing interests, he appeared with the Chili Peppers in "Tough Guys" (1986) and "Thrashin'" (1986), as himself in "Bruce Weber"'s "Chet Baker" documentary "Let's Get Lost" (1988), and played musicians in "Less Than Zero" (1987), the hip nostalgic road movie "Roadside Prophets" (1992), and "Terry Gilliam"'s unpopular adaptation of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998). "Flea" has also worked solely as an actor, playing small... Full Biography
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