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Stephen "tWitch" Boss

Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Boss in 2014
Stephen Laurel Boss(1982-09-29)September 29, 1982Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
December 13, 2022(2022-12-13) (aged 40)Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Dancer
choreographer
actor
television producer
television personality
2003–2022
So You Think You Can DanceStep Up filmsThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Allison Holker ​(m. 2013)​
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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 cohost to DeGeneres. Between 2018 and 2020, he and his wife, Allison Holker, hosted Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings on Freeform and Disney+.

Boss was born on September 29, 1982, to Connie Boss Alexander and Sandford Rose in Montgomery, Alabama. He graduated from Lee High School in 2000 and studied dance performance at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, Alabama, and Chapman University.

In 2003, Boss was a semifinalist on MTV's The Wade Robson Project and a runner-up on the television talent competition Star Search. He choreographed routines for South Korean pop/R&B singer Seven and helped train other YG Entertainment artists including Big Bang. In 2007, he was an uncredited "flamboyant dancer" in Blades of Glory and a Maybelle's Store Dancer in Hairspray.

After competing in So You Think You Can Dance, he taught dancing at South County Classical Ballet with fellow finalist Katee Shean. On April 30, 2013, he and Allison Holker performed a dance routine on Dancing with the Stars. They danced to "Crystallize" which was performed live by Lindsey Stirling.

Beginning on April 1, 2014, Boss was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as a guest DJ. In October 2014, he announced that he had been cast in Magic Mike XXL. On August 17, 2020, he became a co-executive producer of Ellen DeGeneres's daytime talk show.

Boss was cast as Marcel X in the superhero movie Perfectus and later he had a feature role in the movie Ushers. He was a member of the dance troupes Breed OCLA and Chill Factor Crew.

Boss first auditioned in 2007 for Season 3 of the show and appeared on the program but was not selected to be in the Top 20. He returned to audition again in Season 4 in 2008; he was selected to compete in the Top 20 and finished the competition as runner-up to fellow hip-hop contestant Joshua Allen. During Season 4 he danced with Katee Shean to a contemporary piece choreographed by Mia Michaels. The dance was nominated for an Emmy for choreography in the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.

In season 5, Boss appeared again on So You Think You Can Dance with fellow season 4 contestant Katee Shean to perform their Emmy-nominated piece "Mercy," choreographed by Mia Michaels. He was one of the eleven "All-Stars" in season 7. He was an All-Star in Seasons 7, 8, and 9 of So You Think You Can Dance, performing memorable routines including the hip hop number "Outta Your Mind" with ballet contestant Alex Wong, which was reprised by Ellen DeGeneres in Season 7's finale. He was the team captain for "Team Street" in Season 12 of So You Think You Can Dance. He was announced as a permanent judge for the seventeenth season in 2022.

Boss and Allison Holker, his wife, had an apparel line of athleisure named "DSG x tWitch + Allison Collection" which was sold by Dick's Sporting Goods.

Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings is a documentary television series featuring couples and their Disney-themed weddings, airing on Disney's Freeform network and the Disney+ streaming service. The show is a behind-the-scenes program featuring the weddings and engagements of couples at Disney destinations including Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and at Aulani in Hawaii. On October 17, 2017, Freeform announced the production of a seven-episode series to be released in the summer of 2018; it was hosted by Boss and Allison Holker. In November 2017, Freeform added a December 11, 2017, hour-long special, "Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic" as a part of its "25 Days of Christmas" event. Season 2 premiered on Disney+ on February 14, 2020.

Boss and Allison Holker in 2014

On December 10, 2013, Boss and fellow SYTYCD alum Allison Holker married at Nigel Lythgoe's Villa San Juliette Vineyard and Winery in Paso Robles, California. Holker has a daughter from a previous relationship. Their son was born in March 2016, and their daughter was born in November 2019.

On December 13, 2022, Boss was found dead in Encino, California. His death was ruled a suicide. He was 40 years old.

Boss' remains were interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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2007Blades of GloryFlamboyant DancerUncredited
HairsprayMaybelle's Store Dancer
2010Stomp the Yard: HomecomingTaz
Step Up 3DJason Hardlerson
2012Step Up Revolution
2014Step Up: All In
2015Magic Mike XXLMalik
2022The Hip Hop NutcrackerDadDisney+ release; final role
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2008So You Think You Can DanceRunner-up
2010BonesRussell Leonard
2011So You Think You Can DanceAll Star
TouchThe Beastmaster
2012So You Think You Can DanceAll Star
Drop Dead DivaBilly DonaldsonTV series, Season 6 episode 2: "Soulmates"
2013So You Think You Can DanceAll Star
Dancing with the Stars
2014–2022The Ellen DeGeneres ShowShow DJ/Host
2015Bound & BabysittingEthanTV film
So You Think You Can DanceTeam Captain-Team Street
2017–2021Ellen's Game of GamesAnnouncer
2017–2020Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings
2018Modern FamilySho 'NuffEpisode: "Wine Weekend"
Young & HungryHimself
2018So You Think You Can DanceJudge
2021Clash of the Cover BandsHost
2022The Real Dirty DancingHost
So You Think You Can DanceJudge
Play-Doh SquishedJudgeEpisode: "Space"
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010The Legion of Extraordinary DancersLXD TrainerSeason 2, Episode 1
Teacher, StudentSeason 2, Episode 2
2011The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers: The Secrets of the RaDr. E
2016LoveDoobieEpisode 6

  • Runner-up, Star Search, 2003

  • 3rd Place, MTV's The Wade Robson Project, 2003

  • Runner-up, Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, 2008

  • tWitch on X

  • tWitch at IMDb

  • Interview with tWitch on Fox 11

  • Stephen Boss on Find a Grave

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