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Photos: Remembering Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, 1982-2022
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Photos: Remembering Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, 1982-2022

  • Associated Press
  • Dec 15, 2022
  • Dec 15, 2022 Updated Mar 28, 2023

Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the longtime and beloved dancing DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and a former contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance,” has died at the age of 40.

LG Sponsors the FAME Premiere

Kherington Payne and Twitch Boss during the FAME Premiere sponsored by LG Mobile Phones at The Grove on September 23, 2009 in Los Angeles, Ca (Casey Rodgers / AP Images for LG).

Casey Rodgers
Touchstone Pictures' "STEP UP 3D" World Premiere

HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 02: Stephen "tWitch" Boss at Touchstone Pictures' "STEP UP 3D" World Premiere on August 02, 2010 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP Images)

Eric Charbonneau
'Step Up Revolution' DVD holiday screening at Children's HospitalÊLos Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, Ryan Guzman and Kathryn McCormick at 'Step Up Revolution' DVD holiday screening at Children's HospitalÊLos Angeles on November 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP Images)

Eric Charbonneau
tWitch, Stephen Boss

Dancer Stephen "tWitch" Boss arrives at the No Bull Teen Video Awards at the Westin LAX Hotel on Saturday, August 10, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)

Paul A. Hebert
Stephen Boss, Cyrus Spenser

Stephen "Twitch" Boss, left, and Cyrus "Glitch" Spenser arrives at the ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Jordan Strauss
Stephen Boss

Stephen "tWitch" Boss arrives at the Teen Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Jordan Strauss
Stephen Boss, tWitch

Stephen 'tWitch' Boss arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Magic Mike XXL" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)

Paul A. Hebert
Hillary Rodham Clinton, DJ Stephen "tWitch" Boss

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, practices her dance moves with DJ Stephen "tWitch" Boss during a break in the taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Rockefeller Center in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Mary Altaffer
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss

Stephen 'tWitch' Boss attends the 2015 Special Olympics Celebrity Dance Challenge held at Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts on Friday, July 31, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)

John Salangsang
Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Allison Holker

Allison Holker, left, and Stephen "tWitch" Boss arrive at the Premiere of "Finding Dory" at the El Capitan Theatre on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

Rich Fury
2020 Billboard Music Awards

Stephen "tWitch" Boss presents the award for top Latin artist at the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Chris Pizzello
Weslie Fowler, Maddox Laurel Boss, Allison Holker, Stephen "tWitch" Boss

Weslie Fowler, Maddox Laurel Boss, Allison Holker, and Stephen "tWitch" Boss arrive at the premiere of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" at the Regency Village Theater on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Jordan Strauss
FOX 2022 Upfront Red Carpet

Stephen "tWitch" Boss attends the FOX 2022 Upfront presentation at the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown on Monday, May 16, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP

Christopher Smith

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