Ali Boulala

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Ali Boulala
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Boulala before 2007
Born (1979-01-28) 28 January 1979 (age 47)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Skateboarder

Ali Boulala (born 28 January 1979) is a Swedish professional skateboarder, who has appeared in the Flip Skateboards videos Sorry and Really Sorry, Osiris' Subject to Change, and numerous Baker Skateboards videos.

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Professional skateboarding

Boulala is sponsored by Flip Skateboards, Independent trucks and Flip wheels. In 2010, Boulala was invited to rejoin the Kr3w Clothing Team, [1] but is no longer listed as a team member on the brand's website as of 2014.

Death of Shane Cross

On 7 March 2007, Shane Cross died in a motorcycle crash in Melbourne, Australia — he was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Boulala, who was seriously injured in the crash. Following a four-month coma that left him unable to skate, Boulala was subsequently charged, found guilty of culpable driving, and spent two years in an Australian prison. [2]

Personal life

Boulala is a member of a friendship group called the "Piss Drunx" (PD), together with Aaron Pearcy, Jim Greco, Andrew Reynolds, Erik Ellington, and Dustin Dollin. [3] Dollin explained in a 2011 interview that the brand "Shake Junt" is the "new Piss Drunx." [4]

In 2022, Boulala said that his primary pastime is music. [5]

References

  1. KR3WDenim (September 2011). "KR3W Welcome Back". Vimeo. Vimeo, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Pelling, Oliver (October 20, 2017). "Piss Drunx: The Legendary Skate Crew Lucky To Be Alive". Huck. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. Hadfield, Shelley (2008-04-25). "World famous skateboarder Ali Boulala jailed". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) . New South Wales.
  4. theskateboardmag (23 February 2013). "Dollin & Herman Speak Easy" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. Michna, Ian (August 15, 2022). "A Studio Visit With Ali Boulala and His New Band". Jenkem. Retrieved October 21, 2023.