Ali Boulala
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| Born: | January 28, 1979 (age 28) Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Occupation: | Professional skateboarder |
Ali Boulala is a professional skateboarder of Algerian and Swedish descent who rides for Flip Skateboards, Flip Clothing, Independent trucks, Flip Sidecuts and Etnies. He is known for his fast, flamboyant style and filmed notable parts in the Flip videos Sorry and Really Sorry, and also appeared in numerous Baker skateboards videos.
His approach to skateboarding concentrates on the unusual or unobvious, preferring to skate unfilmed spots and experiment with tricks. He resides in Lyon, France. He is also famous for his unprecedented attempt at ollieing a twenty-five stair in France, which was featured in Flip Skateboard's 2002 video release, Sorry.
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[edit] March 2007 traffic accident
On March 6, 2007 Boulala was the rider of a motorcycle in a fatal accident that killed Flip Skateboards AM Shane Cross.
As of March 12, the hospital was starting to bring Ali out of the medically induced coma he was placed in to deal with his injuries.
On March 13 the doctors started to wake up Ali from the coma. More recent news has revealed that his neck is not broken and that brain scans have revealed nothing unusual.
As of March 22 tests revealed that Ali was waking up from the coma. The tests show that Ali has an 80% chance of returning to full health without the need of a wheelchair, however his short-term memory may not be restored. It is too early to say whether he will be able to skateboard again.
[edit] Fashion icon
Osiris Shoes produced Ali Brothel creeper skateboarding trainers, designed by Ali. He resurrected the tight jeans/leather jacket look (along with fellow PissDrunx members Jim Greco, Andrew Reynolds, Dustin Dollin, and Erik Ellington).
[edit] Video Appearances
Video appearances[1]
- 1996: Transworld Magazine - Uno
- 1997: Transworld Magazine - Cinematographer
- 1999: Landspeed: CKY
- 1998: Church of Skatan - Wild in the Streets
- 1999: Baker Skateboards - Bootleg
- 1999: Big Brother Magazine - Boob
- 2000: Baker Skateboards - Baker2G
- 2001: TSA Clothing - Life in the Fast Lane
- 2002: CKY3
- 2002: Flip Skateboards - Sorry
- 2002: None - Chomp on This
- 2003: Osiris - Subject to Change
- 2003: Flip Skateboards- Really Sorry
- 2003: Cliche' Skateboards - Bon Appetit
- 2005: None - Filmbot Files
- 2005: Baker Skateboards - Baker3
[edit] Upcoming video projects
- 2007: Flip Skateboards - Flipping Out
- 2007: Etnies Footwear - Restless
