Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Stephen Laurel "tWitch" Boss (September 29, 1982 – December 13, 2022) was an American freestyle hip hop dancer, choreographer, actor, television producer, and television personality. In 2008, he finished in second place on the American version of So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD). From 2014 to May 2022, he was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as a repeated guest host and he was also a co-executive producer of the program. He was featured in Ellen's Game of Games as a sidekick to DeGeneres. Between 2018 and 2020, he and his wife, Allison Holker, hosted Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings on Freeform and Disney+.
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Stephen "tWitch" Boss
December 13, 2022 (aged 40)
- Dancer
- choreographer
- actor
- television producer
- television personality
2003–2022
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Early life[edit]
Boss was born on September 29, 1982, to Connie Boss Alexander and Sandford Rose in Montgomery, Alabama.[1] He graduated from Lee High School in 2001 and studied dance performance at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, Alabama, and Chapman University.[2]
Death[edit]
On December 13, 2022, Boss was found dead in Encino, California. His death was ruled suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.[6][33][34][35] He was 40 years old.
Boss' remains were interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[36]