DJ Stephen tWitch Boss, who got famous manning the turntables on Ellen Degeneres' talk show, is gone at age 40.
He was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gun wound yesterday in a Los Angeles hotel room.
Shortly before his body was discovered, tWitch's wife Allison Hooker ran to a Los Angeles police station and expressed concern because her husband had left the house without his car, which he had never done before.
Boss began DJing Ellen's show and 2014 and remained until it ended this year.
He started a career as a dancer and appeared in the Step Up movie franchise.
He had three young children with Hooker.
"It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us," she said. "He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt."
Holker Boss said her husband valued family, friends and community, adding that "leading with love and light was everything to him."
"I am certain there won’t be a day that goes by that we won’t honor his memory," she continued, noting the family is asking for privacy. "Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you.”
Boss joined "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" as a guest DJ in 2014, according to Deadline. He became an executive producer on the show in 2020.
Boss was a former contestant on the dance competition show "So You Think You Can Dance" and appeared in several "Step Up" films, according to his IMDb profile.
He and his wife, also a dancer who appeared on “So You Think You Can Dance,” posted a video of themselves dancing in front of their Christmas tree on their Instagram accounts on Sunday.
Both also uploaded Instagram posts celebrating their ninth wedding anniversary earlier this week.
In Holker Boss' post, she wrote: “Saying YES to @sir_twitch_alot has been one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life!! I feel so blessed and loved!! I love you baby and I will never take you or OUR love for granted! I LOVE YOU.”
Tributes poured in for Boss on Wednesday.
RIP.
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