MICHAEL BALZARY (AKA FLEA) (Donnie) was born in Melbourne, Australia, and is best known as a bass player for a popular band, although he has become increasingly active as an actor. Amidst his busy recording and touring schedule, he has found time to work in many Gus Van Sant’s "Psycho"" and "My Own Private Idaho," Terry Gilliam’s "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," Joel Coen’s "The Big Lebowski" and Robert Zemekis’ "Back to the Future LI & III," just to name a few.
As a composer and/or musician, his work has appeared in such films as "Traffic," "Orange County," "Private Parts," "Beavis and Butt-head Do America," "Twister," "Basketball Diaries," "Coneheads," "Wayne’s World," "Pretty Woman," "Say Anything and "Less Than Zero."