| Ali Boulala | |
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Ali Boulala |
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| Born | January 28, 1979 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Professional skateboarder |
Ali Boulala (born January 28, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a professional skateboarder who rides for Flip Skateboards, Flip Clothing, Independent trucks and Flip wheels. He is known for his relaxed but flamboyant style and filmed notable parts in the Flip videos Sorry and Really Sorry, Osiris' Subject to Change and also appeared in numerous Baker videos.
Boulala served a two-year prison sentence for the death of skateboarder Shane Cross back in 2007 in a motorcycle accident in Melbourne Australia, and was released from prison on March 12, 2010 [1]
Boulala was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Boulala is of Finnish and Algerian descent.
His approach to skateboarding concentrates on the unusual or unobvious, preferring to skate unfilmed spots and experiment with tricks. He is also famous for his unprecedented attempt at ollieing a twenty-five stair in France.[2] This famous attempt was featured in Flip Skateboard's 2002 video release, Sorry. He is also famous for having a part in all of the Baker Skateboard Videos.
Boulala has pioneered skating manoeuvres, featured in skateboarding videos, featured on the front cover of Transworld Skateboarding magazine and designed his own shoes. About 100,000 skateboards have been sold carrying his name since he turned professional in 1997.
Boulala was sentenced to jail in 2008, for 4 years (2 years no parole) due to the death of Cross and was released March 12 2010. Boulala is a member of the Piss Drunx along with Aaron Pearcy, Jim Greco, Andrew Reynolds, Erik Ellington, and Dustin Dollin.[3]
Boulala's pro model board in 2003 which depicted Boulala sitting on a motorcycle with a bottle of beer in his hand was pulled from retailers after the incident.
He is currently living in Stockholm with his Australian wife Amanda.
In 2010, Boulala was added to the Kr3w Clothing Team.