The
beloved
and
longtime
DJ
on
The
Ellen
DeGeneres
Show
and
a
former
contestant
on
So
You
Think
You
Can
Dance,
Stephen
'tWitch'
Boss
is
no
more.
He
has
passed
away
at
the
age
of
40.
His
wife,
Allison
Holker
Boss,
confirmed
his
passing
in
a
statement
published
Wednesday
on
People.com.
"It
is
with
the
heaviest
of
hearts
that
I
have
to
share
my
husband
Stephen
has
left
us," she
said.
"Stephen
lit
up
every
room
he
stepped
into.
He
valued
family,
friends
and
community
above
all
else
and
leading
with
love
and
light
was
everything
to
him.
He
was
the
backbone
of
our
family,
the
best
husband
and
father,
and
an
inspiration
to
his
fans."
Her
statement
did
not
include
any
detail
on
the
cause
of
his
death.
Several
popular
Indian
celebrities
including
Niti
Taylor
and
Munmun
Dutta
took
to
social
media
and
mourned
his
death.
Take
a
look
at
their
posts
here:
'tWitch'
started
his
tenure
at
the
Ellen
show
in
2014
and
later
was
promoted
to
co-executive
producer
in
2020.
The
show
ended
earlier
this
year.
He
also
had
placed
as
a
runner-up
on
So
You
Think
You
Can
Dance.
The
dancer-DJ
also
appeared
in
films
like
Step
Up:
All
In
and
Magic
Mike
XXL.
His
love
of
dancing
permeated
through
all
aspects
of
his
life
as
he
aspired
to
emulate
greats
like
Gene
Kelly
and
Fred
Astaire.
"My
personal
opinion:
The
greatest
of
all
time
had
to
be
Gene
Kelly,
man.
Gene
Kelly,
because
he's
a
guy's
guy.
I
love
Fred
Astaire,
but
Fred
Astaire
was
so
smooth,
and
it
was
great.
He
was
so
classy," Boss
said
in
an
interview
with
the
Associated
Press
in
2014.
"But
Gene
Kelly
-
he
could
be
like
somebody's
dad,
who
just
decided
to
get
up
off
the
couch
and
dance
around
and
clean
the
kitchen
up."
Boss
posted
dance
videos
on
TikTok
with
his
wife,
who
is
also
a
professional
dancer,
with
their
children
making
guest
appearances.
Boss's
passing
was
first
reported
by
TMZ.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
three
children.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace!
(With
inputs
from
PTI)