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Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for “Ellen DeGeneres Show” and dancer who rose to fame on “So You Believe You Can Dance,” has died, his spouse, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, verified in a assertion to CNN.
He was 40.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my partner Stephen has left us,” Holker Manager explained in a assertion. “Stephen lit up each place he stepped into. He valued spouse and children, close friends and group higher than all else and top with like and light was all the things to him. He was the backbone of our relatives, the very best partner and father, and an inspiration to his followers.”
“To say he remaining a legacy would be an understatement, and his beneficial effects will carry on to be felt,” she additional. “I am sure there will not be a working day that goes by that we won’t honor his memory. We question for privateness during this tough time for myself and specifically for our 3 little ones.”
No more data was presented with regards to the trigger of his death.
CNN has arrived at out to the LAPD and the LA County Coroner for remark.
Holker Boss concluded her statement by declaring “Stephen, we really like you, we miss out on you, and I will generally help save the last dance for you.”
The few celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary just days back.
He was mourned on social media Wednesday by a lot of who shared videos of him dancing and their memories.
“A sort soul and a sweet individual.. that is how I will try to remember Twitch… This was his 40th birthday party .. my coronary heart goes out to his loved ones particularly Allison and their lovely kids.. this is devastating… I adore you brother and will skip you dearly,” daytime Tv set host and comic Loni Really like tweeted.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Manager gained his nickname as a baby when he could not sit still.
He graduated from Lee Superior School in Montgomery in 2000 and went on to analyze Dance Performance at Southern Union State Group Faculty and Chapman College.
6 years in the past he spoke with writer and previous soccer player Lewis Howes for the latter’s podcast and talked about his history, such as being elevated by a solitary mother and how his connection with his absentee father helped shape him.
“I have often been that variety ‘Don’t inform me what I will not do,’” Boss mentioned. “I don’t forget speaking to [his father] exterior of his perform in the parking great deal and telling him ‘Hey, I’m joining the dance staff. I’m going to have to have some demonstrates and some funds to get supplies’ and he went on this tangent…I was like ‘Oh, that suggests I’m really supposed to do this then.’”
In 2003, Manager was a semifinalist on MTV’s “The Wade Robson Project” and was also a runner-up on the tv expertise level of competition, “Star Research.”
Turning into a runner up on “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2008 marked the beginning of his rise to fame and he would later return to provide as a choose for the dance competitiveness.
Ellen DeGeneres brought him on as the DJ of her preferred daytime chat display in 2014, a career he held till the display went off the air this yr. Boss was also a coexecutive producer of the demonstrate.
He stayed in contact with supporters by using his preferred social media accounts, generally sharing films of him dancing with his wife.
The pair had been all-star dancers on Period 7 of “So You Feel You Can Dance” in 2010 and linked romantically.
“We shared a dance at the wrap occasion of that season of ‘So You Feel You Can Dance’ and we have been with each other at any time given that,” Boss instructed Men and women in February.
“There was no dialogue, there was no conversation or a 1st hangout. Literally, we danced and we have been together holding hands the really upcoming working day,” Holker Manager included. “And we hardly ever appeared back.”
The pair are the dad and mom of three small children. Boss’ remaining Instagram submit on Monday confirmed him and Holker Boss dancing in front of a Christmas tree.
