The DJ who came to popularity on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, has died. He was forty years old.
It is reported that the death appeared to be a suicide.
BREAKING. Stephen tWitch Boss, the famed DJ on Ellen Degeneres' talk show, is dead at age 40 – and according to TMZ, it appears to be a suicide. #RIP #Twitch pic.twitter.com/Kh1wW5diGS
— Josh Benson (@WFLAJosh) December 14, 2022
According to authorities, the DJ’s wife, Allison Holker, raced into a Los Angeles Police Department station, shouting that he had left home without his car and that something was amiss. Soon later, investigators learned from a neighboring hotel that the DJ’s body had been discovered in a room.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to reports.
Rest, my friend. pic.twitter.com/BfRhkObAkO
— andy lassner (@andylassner) December 14, 2022
On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the DJ, husband, and dad made his mark. He began working there in 2014 and remained as Ellen’s DJ till the conclusion of the program. Ellen promoted him to executive producer in 2020.
He is survived by his wife and three kids.
tWitch was a choreographer, actress, and television producer in addition to being a regular on Ellen’s show.
He finished runner-up on So You Think You Can Dance in 2008.
The DJ and his wife had recently celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary. He captioned a snapshot of the two of them dancing on their wedding day, “Happy anniversary my love @allisonholker #9years,” and shared it on Instagram.
Truly sad! Rest in peace!
