Stephen "tWitch" Boss

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

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. Boss was 40 years old.

 Filmography 
 Movies 
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! Role
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| rowspan=2|2007 || Blades of Glory || Flamboyant Dancer || Uncredited
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|Hairspray || Maybelle's Store Dancer || Role in the dance number at the platter party and in "You Can't Stop the Beat"
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| rowspan=2|2010 || Stomp the Yard: Homecoming || Taz || 
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|Step Up 3D || rowspan=3|Jason Hardlerson
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|2012 || Step Up Revolution
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| 2014 || Step Up: All In
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|2015
|Magic Mike XXL || Malik ||
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| 2022
| The Hip Hop Nutcracker
| Dad
| Disney+ release; final role
|}

 Television 
 Year Title RoleNotes2008So You Think You Can Dance  Runner-up 2010BonesRussell Leonard2011So You Think You Can Dance All Star TouchThe Beastmaster2012So You Think You Can Dance  All Star Drop Dead DivaBilly DonaldsonTV series, Season 6 episode 2: "Soulmates"2013So You Think You Can Dance All Star Dancing with the Stars  2014–2022 The Ellen DeGeneres ShowShow DJ/Host 2015Bound & BabysittingEthanTV movieSo You Think You Can DanceTeam Captain-Team Street 2017–2021Ellen's Game of Games  Announcer2017–2020Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings  2018 Modern Family  Episode: "Wine Weekend" Young & HungryHimself 2018So You Think You Can DanceJudge 2021Clash of the Cover Bands Host2022The Real Dirty DancingSo You Think You Can DanceJudge 

 Web series 

 Year Title RoleNotes2010The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers  LXD TrainerSeason 2, Episode 1 Teacher, StudentSeason 2, Episode 22011 The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers: The Secrets of the RaDr. E2016 LoveDoobie

 Awards 
 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

 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 . 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.

 References 

 Other websites 


 Interview with tWitch on Fox 11

Category:1982 births
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Category:21st-century American actors
Category:American dancers
Category:African-American actors
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Actors from Montgomery, Alabama
Category:Suicides by firearm in the United States
Category:Suicides in California