Stephen Boss, better known as tWitch, (1982–2022) was an American freestyle hip-hop dancer, choreographer, actor, television producer, and television personality. He is popular as a contestant-turned-judge on the Fox TV dance competition television show So You Think You Can Dance. In 2014, Boss joined The Ellen DeGeneres Show as a guest DJ and eventually became a permanent fixture on the series. He later co-officiated a Disney fairytale wedding with his wife, Allison Holker. On December 13, 2022, Stephen Boss committed suicide in a Los Angeles hotel room.
Wiki/Biography
Stephen Laurel Boss was born on Wednesday, September 29, 1982, in Montgomery, Alabama, USA (age 40 at the time of death). His zodiac sign is Libra.
Childhood photos of Stephen “tWitch” Boss and his mother
In 2000, he graduated from Lee High School in Montgomery, Alabama. He studied dance at Southern Union State Community College in Wardley, Alabama, and Chapman University in Orange, California. He grew up watching the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Stephen credits MJ as the reason he started dancing. MJ’s “Billie Jean”, “Smooth Crime”, “Beat It”, “Rock With You” and “Bad” are all his favorites.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′
Hair color: Bald
Eye color: black
Body Measurements (Approximately): Bust: 40″, Waist: 32″, Biceps: 16″
family
Parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Connie Boss Alexander and his father’s name is Sanford Ross. His brother’s name is Deondre Rose.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss with his mother and brother
wife and children
Stephen Boss and Allison Holker were married on December 11, 2013 at Nigel Lythgoe Villa St. Juliet Vineyard and Winery in Paso Robles, California. Alison is an American dancer, choreographer and actress. She hosts the documentary television series Disney’s Fairytale Weddings on Freeform and Disney+. The couple has two children together, a daughter, Zaia Boss (born in 2019), and a son, Maddox Laurel Boss (born in 2016). Allison Holker has a daughter, Weslie Renae Fowler (born 2008), with her previous partner and Stephen Boss Adopted her.
Stephen Boss and Alison Holker wedding photos
Stephen Boss with wife Allison Holker and children
other relatives
His grandfather’s name was Eddie Boss. His two grandmothers were Elnora Rose and Mary Boss.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss and his grandfather Eddie Boss
Relationships/Affairs
Stephen Boss and Alison Holker dated for three years. The couple first met at a party at the end of the 2010 season of So You Think You Can Dance. He proposed to her while they were filming a dance shoot for a Microsoft commercial.
Profession
reality tv show
In 2003, he reached the semifinals of MTV’s Wade Robson Project. He was the runner-up on the television talent show “Star Search” (2003). In Season 3 of the Fox TV dance competition television show So You Think You Can Dance (2005), tWitch was defeated by Japanese breakdancer Tou Kobei and failed to make it into the top 20. The following season of SYTYCD, he placed second behind hip-hop dancer Joshua Allen. During Season 4 of SYTYCD, he performed a dance with Katee Shean, a contemporary work of Duffy’s song “Mercy”, choreographed by Mia Michaels. The dance was nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography. In 2010, he was selected as one of the 10 all-star dancers in the seventh season of SYTYCD.
Stephen Laurel tWitch (left) during the SYTYCD All-Star Season
One of his memorable performances included a collaboration with ballerina Alex Wong on the hip-hop song “Outta Your Mind,” which comedian Ellen DeGeneres reprized in the season seven finale. He served as a judge on the show in 2018 and 2022. In 2013, he performed on Dancing with the Stars and later began working with Ellen DeGeneres. From 2014 to 2022, he co-hosted the syndicated comedy talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which catapulted him to stardom. Boss was named executive producer of the show in 2020. He also served as DeGeneres’ costar on Ellen’s Game of Thrones.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
In 2017, tWitch and Allison began hosting Disney’s Fairytale Weddings, a documentary television series about couples and their Disney-themed weddings that airs on the Disney Freeform network and the Disney+ streaming service.
Stephen Laurel tWitch officiates Disney fairy tale wedding
Movie
In 2007, he made his screen debut, playing a dancer in the uncredited American sports comedy film Blades of Glory. In the same year, she served as a background dancer in the musical romantic comedy film “Hairspray”. After becoming famous as a dancer, Boss began an acting career. He has appeared in the Step Up films: Step Up 3D (2010), Step Up Revolution (2012), and Step Up: All Out Step Up: All In (2014), in which he played Jason Hardlerson. He also starred in the comedy film Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Stephen “Twitch” Boss (left) and Channing Tatum in Magic Mike XXL (2015)
In 2022, he will play the father in “Hip-Hop Nutcracker”.
TV and OTT
In 2010, he played Russell Leonard in the crime procedural comedy TV series Bones. His other shows include “Drop Dead Diva” (2012), “Love” (2016) and “Modern Family” (2018).
Others
He choreographed for Korean pop/R&B singer Se7en. He teaches dance classes and conducts workshops around the world. He is a member of the Breed OCLA and Chill Factor Crew dance troupes. In December 2009, he appeared in several short-form video series on comedy group TheKommune.com. He founded the clothing line tWitch Boss Clothing.
die
On December 13, 2022, Allison Holker notified Los Angeles Police Department officers that tWitch had left his home without taking his car, which was unusual behavior. Police received a call about a shooting at the Oaks Inn in Encino, Los Angeles, where Boss was found dead. He reportedly shot himself. Although the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed his death, the office did not specify a cause of death.
The Oaks Inn in Encino, LA, where the owner was found dead
Facts/Trivia
- His Jack Russell mix was named Krypto.
- He has tattoos on his left arm, inner left bicep and inner right bicep.
A photo showing Stephen Laurel’s tWitch tattoo
Picture showing Stephen Laurel tWitch tattoo
Photos of Stephen Laurel tWitch Tattoo
- He said in interviews that if he had not become a dancer, he would have joined the Navy.
- He is not a vegetarian. In an interview, he revealed that he loves the chicken strips at FlyBoys Grill and Catering in Huntsville.
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