Dancer and ‘Ellen’ DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss dies at 40

TMZ first printed the information of Boss’s demise. He died by suicide on Tuesday, in keeping with the Los Angeles County coroner’s workplace.

Boss rose to prominence competing in 2003 on MTV’s “The Wade Robson Undertaking” and the tv program “Star Search.” He competed in 2008 on the truth competitors sequence “So You Suppose You Can Dance,” on which he positioned as a runner-up and later returned as an all-star. Earlier this 12 months, Boss appeared on the present as a choose.

On Wednesday, producers at Fox Leisure, 19 Leisure and Dick Clark Productions issued a press release in reminiscence of Boss.

“We are going to at all times bear in mind Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss for the sunshine and pleasure he introduced into our lives and into the hearts of so many,” they wrote. “This tragic, painful lack of such a radiant, inimitable expertise and beloved buddy is immeasurable past phrases, and we grieve alongside his household, family members and followers. ‘tWitch,’ we’ll miss you dearly.”

In 2014, Boss joined “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” as a DJ. He was promoted to co-executive producer for the speak present’s last two years, seemingly as an illustration of DeGeneres’s help for him in gentle of broader behind-the-scenes controversy, and remained a part of the present till its finale in Could.

DeGeneres tweeted Wednesday that she was “heartbroken” by his passing. “tWitch was pure love and lightweight. He was my household, and I beloved him with all my coronary heart. I’ll miss him. Please ship your love and help to Allison and his lovely kids – Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.”

After information of Boss’s demise broke, followers shared clips on social media of his varied performances from tv appearances and movies, together with a number of installments within the Step Up dance movie franchise and 2015’s “Magic Mike XXL.” Within the latter, he danced within the finale showcase alongside star Channing Tatum.

Boss’s spouse can also be a dancer, and the 2 usually carried out collectively — generally with their kids — in movies posted to TikTok. Within the Wednesday assertion, she stated she was “sure there gained’t be a day that goes by that we gained’t honor his reminiscence.”

She added: “Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I’ll at all times save the final dance for you.”

Should you or somebody you already know wants assist, go to 988lifeline.org or name or textual content the Suicide & Disaster Lifeline at 988.