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'{{Copyedit|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox Celebrity | name = Ali Boulala | image = Ali Boulala image.jpg | caption = Ali Boulala | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|28}} | birth_place = [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Professional [[skateboarder]] | salary = | networth = | spouse = | website = | footnotes = | children = }} '''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 skateboards]] videos. ==Biography== Born in [[Stockholm, Sweden]], Boulala is of [[Algeria]]n and [[Finland|Finnish]] descent. His mother, Raija Boulala, is [[Finland|Finnish]]. 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 [[Ollie (skateboarding trick)|ollieing]] a twenty-five stair in [[France]]. This famous attempt was featured in [[Flip Skateboards|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. He has a pro shoe with [[Etnies]] which features the thinnest cupsole from Etnies with G2 gel. He has since been released from the Etnies roster. ===Shane Cross accident=== On March 6, 2007, Boulala was the rider of a [[motorcycle]] in an accident that killed his pillion passenger, [[Flip Skateboards]] amateur [[Shane Cross]].<ref name="sentence">{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23596008-5005941,00.html |title=World famous skateboarder Ali Boulala jailed |date=2008-04-25 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]] |location=New South Wales }}</ref> When Boulala arrived at a hospital, his injuries were too severe for him to be kept conscious and he was placed in a medically induced [[coma]] until his vital signs and health stabilized. Boulala was sentenced to jail in 2008, for 4 years (2 of which carry no parole) because of Shane Cross' death.<ref name="sentence" /> There is an Ali Boulala board that was put out in 2003. It is from the flip Really Sorry video. It has Boulala sitting on a motorcycle, with a bottle of beer in his hand. Since the accident, this board has been pulled from being sold, and is very hard to locate. Although it is sometimes possible to find on Ebay or Kijiji, its very unlikely, as there are a limited amount of these boards left in circulation. A scratched up board is still considered very rare, due to the accident. <gallery> Image:http://360skate.com/prod_images_small/1DFLIBOURS76300.gif|Caption1 Image:Example.jpg|Caption2 </gallery> ===Fashion icon=== [[Image:Ali Boulala Osiris Shoes Brothel Creepers trainers.JPG|right|200px|thumb|In 2003 [[Osiris Shoes]] produced "Ali Boulala" Brothel creeper skateboarding trainers.]] [[Osiris Shoes]] produced Ali Brothel creeper skateboarding trainers, designed by Ali. ==Video Appearances== [[Image:Ali Boulala logo.png|right|200px|Ali Boulala logo]] Video appearances *'''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 *'''2001:''' [[CKY3]] *'''2002:''' [[Flip Skateboards]] - Sorry *'''2002:''' [[Transworld Magazine]] - Chomp on This *'''2003:''' [[Osiris]] - Subject to Change *'''2003:''' [[Flip Skateboards]]- Really Sorry *'''2003:''' Cliché' Skateboards - Bon Appetit *'''2005:''' ''None'' - Filmbot Files *'''2005:''' [[Baker Skateboards]] - Baker3 *'''2007:''' [[Etnies Footwear]] - Restless *'''2007:''' [[Zen replay]] ===Upcoming video projects=== *'''2009:''' [[Flip Skateboards]] - Extremely Sorry ==References== <!--<nowiki> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref> and </ref> tags, and the template below. </nowiki>--> {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boulala, Ali}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Swedish skateboarders]] [[Category:Swedes of Algerian descent]] [[de:Ali Boulala]] [[fr:Ali Boulala]] [[it:Ali Boulala]] [[nl:Ali Boulala]] [[fi:Ali Boulala]] [[sv:Ali Boulala]]'