Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, the amiable DJ for Ellen DeGeneres Show and dancer who rose to fame on So You Think You Can Dance, has died, his spouse, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed in a press release to CNN. He was 40.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us,” Holker Boss mentioned in a press release.
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“Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans.”
“To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt,” she added.
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“I am certain there won’t be a day that goes by that we won’t honour his memory. We ask for privacy during this difficult time for myself and especially for our three children.”
Ellen DeGeneres additionally paid tribute to her buddy and colleague in a heartbreaking Instagram put up.
“I’m heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart,” the speak present host wrote.
“I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.”
No additional info was offered relating to the reason for his loss of life.
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 will always save the last dance for you.”
The couple celebrated their ninth wedding 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 kind soul and a sweet person.. that is how I will remember Twitch… This was his 40th birthday party .. my heart goes out to his family especially Allison and their beautiful kids.. this is devastating… I love you brother and will 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 High School in Montgomery in 2000 and went on to check Dance Performance at Southern Union State Community College and Chapman University.
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 together with his absentee father helped form him.
“I have always been that type ‘Don’t tell me what I won’t do,'” Boss mentioned.
“I remember talking to [his father] outside of his work in the parking lot and telling him ‘Hey, I’m joining the dance team. I’m going to need some shows and some money to get supplies’ and he went on this tangent…I was like ‘Oh, that means I’m really supposed to do this then.'”
In 2003, Boss was a semifinalist on MTV’s The Wade Robson Project and was additionally a runner-up on the tv expertise competitors, Star Search.
Becoming a runner up on So You Think 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 well-liked daytime speak 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 by way of his well-liked social media accounts, usually sharing movies of him dancing together with his spouse.
The pair have been all-star dancers on Season 7 of So You Think You Can Dance in 2010 and linked romantically.
“We shared a dance at the wrap party of that season of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ and we have been together ever since,” Boss instructed People in February.
“There was no dialogue, there was no conversation or a first hangout. Literally, we danced and we were together holding hands the very next day,” Holker Boss added. “And we never looked back.”
The pair are the dad and mom of three kids. Boss’ last Instagram put up on Monday confirmed him and Holker Boss dancing in entrance of a Christmas tree.
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