Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, DJ for 'Ellen DeGeneres Show,' dead at 40 - CNN

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Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for “Ellen DeGeneres Show” and dancer who roseate to fame connected “So You Think You Can Dance,” has died, his wife, chap dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed successful a connection to CNN.

He was 40.

“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I person to stock my hubby Stephen has near us,” Holker Boss said successful a statement. “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.”

“To accidental helium near a bequest would beryllium an understatement, and his affirmative interaction volition proceed to beryllium felt,” she added. “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.”

No further accusation was provided regarding the origin of his death.

CNN has reached retired to the LAPD and the LA County Coroner for comment.

Holker Boss concluded her connection by saying “Stephen, we emotion you, we miss you, and I volition ever prevention the past creation for you.”

The mates celebrated their ninth wedding day conscionable days ago.

He was mourned connected societal media Wednesday by galore who shared videos of him dancing and their memories.

“A benignant psyche and a saccharine person.. that is however I volition retrieve Twitch… This was his 40th day enactment .. my bosom goes retired to his household particularly Allison and their beauteous kids.. this is devastating… I emotion you member and volition miss you dearly,” daytime TV big and comedian Loni Love tweeted.

Born successful Montgomery, Alabama, Boss earned his nickname arsenic a kid erstwhile helium couldn’t beryllium still.

He graduated from Lee High School successful Montgomery successful 2000 and went connected to survey Dance Performance astatine Southern Union State Community College and Chapman University.

Six years agone helium spoke with writer and erstwhile shot subordinate Lewis Howes for the latter’s podcast and talked astir his background, including being raised by a azygous parent and however his narration with his absentee begetter helped signifier him.

“I person ever been that benignant ‘Don’t archer maine what I won’t do,’” Boss said. “I retrieve talking to [his father] extracurricular of his enactment successful the parking batch and telling him ‘Hey, I’m joining the creation team. I’m going to request immoderate shows and immoderate wealth to get supplies’ and helium went connected this tangent…I was similar ‘Oh, that means I’m truly expected to bash this then.’”

In 2003, Boss was a semifinalist connected MTV’s “The Wade Robson Project” and was besides a runner-up connected the tv endowment competition, “Star Search.”

Becoming a runner up connected “So You Think You Can Dance” successful 2008 marked the opening of his emergence to fame and helium would aboriginal instrumentality to service arsenic a justice for the creation competition.

Ellen DeGeneres brought him connected arsenic the DJ of her fashionable daytime speech amusement successful 2014, a occupation helium held until the amusement went disconnected the aerial this year. Boss was besides a coexecutive shaper of the show.

He stayed successful interaction with fans via his fashionable societal media accounts, often sharing videos of him dancing with his wife.

The brace were all-star dancers connected Season 7 of “So You Think You Can Dance” successful 2010 and connected romantically.

“We shared a creation astatine the wrapper enactment of that play of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ and we person been unneurotic ever since,” Boss told People successful February.

“There was nary dialogue, determination was nary speech oregon a archetypal hangout. Literally, we danced and we were unneurotic holding hands the precise adjacent day,” Holker Boss added. “And we ne'er looked back.”

The brace are the parents of 3 children. Boss’ last Instagram station on Monday showed him and Holker Boss dancing successful beforehand of a Christmas tree.