Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, the amiable DJ for Ellen DeGeneres Present and dancer who rose to fame on So You Suppose You Can Dance, has died, his spouse, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed in an announcement to CNN. He was 40.
“It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I’ve to share my husband Stephen has left us,” Holker Boss mentioned in an announcement.
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“Stephen lit up each room he stepped into. He valued household, mates and neighborhood above all else and main with love and lightweight was all the pieces to him. He was the spine of our household, one of the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his followers.”
“To say he left a legacy could be an understatement, and his constructive affect will proceed to be felt,” she added.
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“I’m sure there will not be a day that goes by that we can’t honour his reminiscence. We ask for privateness throughout this troublesome time for myself and particularly for our three youngsters.”
Ellen DeGeneres additionally paid tribute to her pal and colleague in a heartbreaking Instagram submit.
“I am heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and lightweight. He was my household, and I cherished him with all my coronary heart,” the discuss present host wrote.
“I’ll miss him. Please ship your love and assist to Allison and his lovely youngsters – Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.”
No additional info was supplied concerning the reason for his dying.
CNN has reached out to the LAPD and the LA County Coroner for remark.
Holker Boss concluded her assertion by saying “Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I’ll all the time save the final dance for you.”
The couple celebrated their ninth marriage ceremony anniversary simply days in the past.
He was mourned on social media Wednesday by many who shared movies of him dancing and their reminiscences.
“A sort soul and a candy particular person.. that’s how I’ll bear in mind Twitch… This was his fortieth birthday celebration .. my coronary heart goes out to his household particularly Allison and their lovely children.. that is devastating… I really like you brother and can miss you dearly,” daytime TV host and comic Loni Love tweeted.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Boss earned his nickname as a toddler when he could not sit nonetheless.
He graduated from Lee Excessive Faculty in Montgomery in 2000 and went on to check Dance Efficiency at Southern Union State Group Faculty and Chapman College.
Six years in the past he spoke with writer and former soccer participant Lewis Howes for the latter’s podcast and talked about his background, together with being raised by a single mom and the way his relationship along with his absentee father helped form him.
“I’ve all the time been that kind ‘Do not inform me what I will not do,'” Boss mentioned.
“I bear in mind speaking to [his father] outdoors of his work within the parking zone and telling him ‘Hey, I am becoming a member of the dance workforce. I’ll want some exhibits and a few cash to get provides’ and he went on this tangent…I used to be like ‘Oh, meaning I am actually supposed to do that then.'”
In 2003, Boss was a semifinalist on MTV’s The Wade Robson Challenge and was additionally a runner-up on the tv expertise competitors, Star Search.
Turning into a runner up on So You Suppose You Can Dance in 2008 marked the start of his rise to fame and he would later return to function a choose for the dance competitors.
Ellen DeGeneres introduced him on because the DJ of her fashionable daytime discuss present in 2014, a job he held till the present went off the air this 12 months. Boss was additionally a co-executive producer of the present.
He stayed in contact with followers through his fashionable social media accounts, usually sharing movies of him dancing along with his spouse.
The pair have been all-star dancers on Season 7 of So You Suppose You Can Dance in 2010 and linked romantically.
“We shared a dance on the wrap get together of that season of ‘So You Suppose You Can Dance’ and now we have been collectively ever since,” Boss instructed Folks in February.
“There was no dialogue, there was no dialog or a primary hangout. Actually, we danced and we have been collectively holding palms the very subsequent day,” Holker Boss added. “And we by no means appeared again.”
The pair are the mother and father of three youngsters. Boss’ last Instagram submit on Monday confirmed him and Holker Boss dancing in entrance of a Christmas tree.
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