The following article contains references to suicide.
His high-profile romance with fellow dancer Allison Holker was definitely a marriage many of us held in high esteem.
Sadly and unexpectedly on December 13, 2022, tWitch died by suicide, reportedUs Weekly.
“Stephen lit up every room he stepped into.”
Take a look back with us as we celebrate the life of tWitch.
However, tWitch was not a native of Southern California far from it.
The dancer hailed from Montgomery, Alabama, and he was proud of his hometown.
“It really helps me in my day-to-day life.
He revealed that he hoped to establish a community center there someday.
Additionally, tWitch had the importance of faith instilled in him growing up.
“So, I’ve always had spirituality around me.”
“Whether it was to Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Bessemer, Birmingham, whatever.
I’d choreograph in the car.”
However, that’s not the only reason tWitch used the moniker.
Given the way that tWitch tended to dance, we can’t think of a better nickname.
“I had his VHS tape, ‘Moonwalker’ that was in constant [rotation].”
Additionally, tWitch’s love of the Jackson family spread to Michael’s super incredible sister Janet Jackson.
“There was this time in the ’90s when everybody had dance in their videos.”
No wonder young tWitch cultivated such a joy for dance!
That means you could have a career in dancing.'”
After that, a fire was lit inside of the aspiring dancer.
“I was not classically trained before that,” he continued.
The original Ed McMahon-hosted program ran from 1983 to 1995 but was revived in 2003, according toIMDb.
As for tWitch, he made it all the way to the semi-finals in 2003.
And while tWitch didn’t take home the big prize, he certainly made an impression.
As he put it, “I definitely hoped [to become an actor].
That’s what striving artists basically push for.
It’s a way that your art can sustain you and also thrive.
I wanted to do movies and television since I was little.”
What a beautiful notion.
As Holker told it, tWitch was completely oblivious to her obvious interest.
“I thought he was the cutest guy ever.”
“We went upstairs and danced for three hours straight.”
After that, the two finally acknowledged that there was something between them.
Fortunately, Holker’s older daughter and tWitch became fast friends when Holker eventually introduced them.
Of becoming a stepfather, tWitch toldL.A.
I had a stepfather myself, so I could relate to the situation.
I see myself as an extra source of unconditional love."
Holker and tWitch would go on to have two children together, ason and a daughter.
tWitch’s and Holker’s Instagram pages remain filled withwholesomefamilyphotos.
Instead, hedefended “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in his own way.
And, not surprisingly, big changes were made to the talk show, which included some staff housecleaning.
In addition to the firings, however, was a significant hiring.
Specifically,Stephen “tWitch” Boss was promotedto co-executive producer in a move that seemed extremely logical.
tWitch remained a producer on the show until its end in May 2022.
“These acts are products of a system that needs to be broken,” he proclaimed in anInstagrampost.
“To be infiltrated.
But it has to happen after the headlines calm down.”
He also joined the Black Lives Matter protests and instilled this activism in the next generation.
In March 2021, he toldEntertainment Tonightthat the platform was essentially meant to be for the family.
As he said, “Obviously, something like TikTok was like built for us.
Because it was like, ‘What?
We’re doing that anyway, you know?
So it really is just kind of sharing something that we do organically anyway.”
Judges who worked on the show with tWitch were devastated by his death on December 14, 2022.
As fellow judge Mary Murphy told the outlet, “It’s really just taken us by surprise.
And this one seems to be harder than most.”
Murphy also recalled the tWitch fought to earn his spot when competing on the series.
