{"id":3557,"date":"2025-11-04T21:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=3557"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:20:40","slug":"flea-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/flea-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Flea High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"celeb_name\">Flea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Musician<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Birthdate:&nbsp;<\/strong>Oct 16, 1962<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Fairfax-High-School\/1254?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fairfax High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbooks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Fairfax-High-School\/423?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1978<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook photos of Flea from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Fairfax-High-School\/1254?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fairfax High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"3666\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/flea-yearbook-photo.png\" alt=\"Flea Sophomore High School Yearbook Photo\" class=\"wp-image-3666\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"3667\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/flea-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Fairfax High School Yearbook Cover 1978\" class=\"wp-image-3667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/flea-photo.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/flea-photo-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Fairfax-High-School\/423?page=22&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Michael Peter \u201cFlea\u201d Balzary\u00a0<\/strong>(born October 16, 1962) is an American musician, actor, and philanthropist known as the lead bassist for the successful rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is one of the co-founding members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers along with close friend and bandmate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/anthony-kiedis-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Anthony Kiedis<\/a>. Flea attended\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Fairfax-High-School\/1254?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fairfax High School<\/a>\u00a0in Los Angeles, California where the band was formed. In 1984, Flea burst into the rock scene with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and their debut album titled,\u00a0<em>The Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/em>. In addition, Flea is a founding member of an organization founded in 2001 that helps foster music education in the Los Angeles school district called the Silverlake Conservatory of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best Rock Song&nbsp;<\/strong>for&nbsp;<em>Scar Tissue,&nbsp;<\/em>2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best Rock Song&nbsp;<\/strong>for&nbsp;<em>Dani California,&nbsp;<\/em>2007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grammy Award for&nbsp;<strong>Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package&nbsp;<\/strong>for&nbsp;<em>Stadium Arcadium,&nbsp;<\/em>2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/celebrities\/\">Celeb Yearbook Blogs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/gwen-stefani-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Gwen Stefani High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/eddie-vedder-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Eddie Vedder High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/scott-weiland-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Scott Weiland High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Wikipedia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flea Musician Birthdate:&nbsp;Oct 16, 1962 High School:&nbsp;Fairfax High School Yearbooks:&nbsp;1978 Yearbook photos of Flea from&nbsp;Fairfax High School &nbsp; Michael Peter \u201cFlea\u201d Balzary\u00a0(born October 16, 1962) is an American musician, actor, and philanthropist known as the lead bassist for the successful rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers. 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