Stephen "tWitch" Boss

Stephen Laurel "tWitch" Boss (September 29, 1982 – December 13, 2022)^[1] was an American freestyle hip hop dancer, choreographer, actor, television producer, and television personality.

Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Boss in 2014
Born	Stephen Laurel Boss (1982-09-29)September 29, 1982 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Died	December 13, 2022(2022-12-13) (aged 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide by gunshot
Alma mater	Southern Union State Community College Chapman University
Occupations	Dancer choreographer actor television producer television personality
Years active	2002–2022
Television	So You Think You Can Dance Step Up movies The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Spouse	Allison Holker ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3

In 2008, Boss finished in second place on the American version of So You Think You Can Dance. From 2014 to May 2022, he was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as a co-host. He was also a co-executive producer of the program. He was featured as DeGeneres' sidekick in Ellen's Game of Games. Between 2018 and 2020, Boss and his wife Allison Holker hosted Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings on Freeform and Disney+.

Death

On December 13, 2022, Allison Holker told Los Angeles officers that Boss left their home without taking the car. This was unusual behavior. Boss died by shooting at the Oak Tree Inn in Encino, Los Angeles without leaving the hotel. His death was ruled a suicide.^[2][3][4][5] Boss was 40 years old.^[6]

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Blades of Glory	Flamboyant Dancer	Uncredited[7]
	Hairspray	Maybelle's Store Dancer	Role in the dance number at the platter party and in "You Can't Stop the Beat"[7]
2010	Stomp the Yard: Homecoming	Taz	[8]
	Step Up 3D	Jason Hardlerson[8]
2012	Step Up Revolution
2014	Step Up: All In
2015	Magic Mike XXL	Malik	[8]
2022	The Hip Hop Nutcracker	Dad	Disney+ release; final role[8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	So You Think You Can Dance	Runner-up	[7]
2010	Bones	Russell Leonard	[8]
2011	So You Think You Can Dance	All Star	[7]
	Touch	The Beastmaster	[9]
2012	So You Think You Can Dance	All Star	[7]
	Drop Dead Diva	Billy Donaldson	TV series, Season 6 episode 2: "Soulmates"[8]
2013	So You Think You Can Dance	All Star	[7]
	Dancing with the Stars		[8]
2014–2022	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Show DJ/Host	[8]
2015	Bound & Babysitting	Ethan	TV movie[8]
	So You Think You Can Dance	Team Captain-Team Street	[7]
2017–2021	Ellen's Game of Games	Announcer	[8]
2017–2020	Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings		[8]
2018	Modern Family		Episode: "Wine Weekend"[8]
	Young & Hungry	Himself	[10]
2018	So You Think You Can Dance	Judge	[8]
2021	Clash of the Cover Bands	Host[8]
2022	The Real Dirty Dancing
	So You Think You Can Dance	Judge	[8]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers	LXD Trainer	Season 2, Episode 1[11]
		Teacher, Student	Season 2, Episode 2[11]
2011	The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers: The Secrets of the Ra	Dr. E	[12]
2016	Love	Doobie	[13]

Awards

• Runner Up, Star Search, 2003^[14]
• 3rd Place, MTV's The Wade Robson Project, 2003^[15]
• Runner Up, Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, 2008^[16]

Net worth

Boss had an estimated net worth of around $5 million at the time of his death. During his first two seasons on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," twitch's salary was $500,000 per season, then it was raised to $1 million per season Archived 2022-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. In 2015, Boss paid $1.15 million for a 2,500+ square foot home in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. He put the four-bedroom home on the market for $1.299 million in April 2019.