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Michael Peter Balzary, known professionally as Flea, is an Australian musician and actor who portrayed Vect Nokru in Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi.[2] He is best known for being the bassist in the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.[1] He is also notable for playing Douglas J. Needles in the second and third films of the Back to the Future trilogy. Needles, a friend of Han Solo mentioned in the 2018 Star Wars Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story, was named after his character.[3]

Works

Filmography

Year Title Series Contribution(s)
2022 "Part I" Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi Vect Nokru[2]
2022 "Part II" Obi-Wan Kenobi Vect Nokru[4]

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Premium-Era-real This Red Hot Chili Peppers Member Has a Surprise Obi-Wan Kenobi Cameo by Contreras, Cydney on E! (May 27, 2022) (backup link archived on June 29, 2022)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Obi-Wan Kenobi new series logo Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part I"
  3. TwitterLogo Jon Kasdan (@JonKasdan) on Twitter (post on May 25, 2018): "NEEDLES is 100% a reference to BACK TO THE FUTURE III. Don't race Needles! It'll ruin your life!" (backup link) (Note: The original tweet has been taken offline)
  4. Obi-Wan Kenobi new series logo Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part II"

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