Dated actress Ione Skye.

Shares a birthday with Rick Allen, the one-armed drummer from Def Leppard.

Has a nephew called Jackson Diego.

Has a Rhodesian Ridgeback called Buster.

Girlfriend Heather Christie gave birth to a baby boy on 2nd October 2007 at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, they have named their son Everly Bear.

He always drinks ginseng tea before going on stage.

Published his autobiography "Scar Tissue", which peaked at number 17 on the "New York Times" bestseller list (2004).

His godfather was Sonny Bono.

The song "Transcending" on The Red Hot Chili Peppers album "One Hot Minute" is dedicated to River Phoenix.

His father John Kiedis (aka Blackie Dammett) is an actor and president of RHCP club. His mother`s name is Margaret "Peggy" Idema. They got married on July 2nd 1960.

Has three siblings. Two sisters (Julie and Jen) and one half brother (James).

Resides in L.A.; he also owned a house in New Zealand for a while but he recently sold it, saying he actually didn`t have enough time to go to New Zealand and didn`t need that house.

Broke his back when he was 16 when misjudging a jump from a rooftop into a pool.

Likes to do "thrilling" things. When he was younger, Anthony and Flea used to jump off roofs for fun.

Most of the songs on the band`s 2002 album, `By The Way`, were written about his ex-girlfriend, fashion designer Yohanna Logan.

Practices yoga.

In the year 1997 the band`s touring had to be cancelled after he broke his wrist and his arm in many places in a serious motorbike accident when a car suddenly pulled a U-turn.

Anthony met the Dalai Lama during a trip in India at the end of 1996.

Is a vegetarian.

His great grandfather, Anton Kiedis, was Lithuanian, and his father`s mother has some Mohican Blood.