Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Dancer and ‘Ellen’ DJ, Dies at 40 - Variety

Stephen “Twitch” Boss, DJ and enforcement shaper of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has died by suicide. He was 40.

Boss’ wife, Allison Holker, confirmed the quality successful a connection to People, writing, “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I person to stock my hubby Stephen has near us. Stephen lit up each country helium stepped into. He valued family, friends and assemblage supra each other and starring with emotion and airy was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the champion hubby and father, and an inspiration to his fans.”

Holker continued, “To accidental helium near a bequest would beryllium an understatement, and his affirmative interaction volition proceed to beryllium felt. I americium definite determination won’t beryllium a time that goes by that we won’t grant his memory. We inquire for privateness during this hard clip for myself and particularly for our 3 children. Stephen, we emotion you, we miss you, and I volition ever prevention the past creation for you.”

Boss began DJing connected “Ellen” successful 2014 and remained connected the daytime speech bid until it ended successful 2022. In 2020, DeGeneres named him an enforcement producer.

Boss broke into Hollywood aft finishing successful 2nd spot connected Season 4 of “So You Think You Can Dance.” After dancing arsenic an other successful films similar “Blades of Glory” and “Hairspray,” helium began landing bigger roles successful “Step Up 3D” and “Magic Mike XXL.” Boss’ credits besides see “Step Up All In,” “Modern Family,” “Ghostbusters,” “Love,” “East Los High,” “Bones,” “Touch” and “Famous successful Love.”

Early successful his career, helium choreographed for K-pop artists Seven and Big Bang. Later on, Boss went co-founded CLI Studios, which offers online creation classes with apical choreographers.

Growing up successful Alabama, Boss went connected to survey creation show astatine Southern Union State Community College earlier transferring to Chapman University. He joined Holker, successful 2013, and they had 3 children. Together, the mates hosted Disney+ docuseries “Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings.”

If you oregon anyone you cognize is having thoughts of suicide, delight telephone the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline astatine 988 oregon spell to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.