Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, DJ on Ellen DeGeneres show, dies at 40

Stephen “tWitch” Boss appears at the FOX 2022 Upfront presentation in New York in May. Boss, a longtime DJ and co-executive producer on the talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and former contestant on the dance competition show, “So You Can Think You Can Dance” has died at the age of 40. (Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

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.

His wife, Allison Holker Boss, confirmed his passing in a statement published Wednesday on People.com.