Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' Biggest Movie and Television Roles

The entertainment world was stunned to learn about the death of dancer, DJ, actor, and entertainer Stephen 'tWitch' Boss on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Boss' wife Allison Holker confirmed the news of his death by suicide at the age of 40. A number of Hollywood celebrities paid tribute to Boss who had been a regular presence on daytime television.

The performer became best known for his work with Ellen DeGeneres, appearing in a number of her projects. He also had success appearing in a number of TV shows and movies.

At the start of his career, Boss appeared in small, uncredited roles—the likes of Blades of Glory and Hairspray—before getting his big break on reality TV.

Newsweek takes a look at some of Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' highlights across movies and TV over the years:

So You Think You Can Dance

tWitch stunned audiences with some of his routines on this reality show. So You Think You Can Dance is a long-running TV series, hosted by Cat Deeley, that aims to find the most talented dancers in America and give them a cash prize.

In the fourth season, aired over the summer of 2008, 25-year-old tWitch made it all the way to the final where he emerged the runner-up in the competition. Despite not winning, the show catapulted him to stardom and launched his career on the screen.

He later returned to the show as a judge on Season 15 and the latest one, Season 17.

Step Up

After the success of his reality show stint, tWitch made the transition to movies.

He joined the popular Step Up movie franchise in its third outing and went on to star in a total of three films in four years. He played Jason in Step Up 3D (2010), Step Up Revolution (2012), and Step Up: All In (2014). The franchise continued with smaller iterations in movies and TV, but tWitch never appeared after the 2014 movie.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

tWitch achieved his highest level of fame by becoming the permanent DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

In 2014, host DeGeneres was inviting a string of guest DJs onto the show, but tWitch became a regular fixture on the program from then on. He rose through the ranks and eventually became an executive producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2020, until it came to an end in 2022.

He developed a friendship with the comedian, and the two collaborated further on a number of her other TV shows. This included being the announcer on Ellen's Game of Games for five years.

Magic Mike XXL

In 2015, tWitch landed a role in a major Hollywood sequel, starring alongside Channing Tatum in Magic Mike XXL.

The 2015 movie was a box office hit, with tWitch taking on the role of dancer Malik.

Tatum posted a tribute to tWitch after his death on his Instagram account, sharing a selfie of the pair which was presumably taken from the set of the film. "I have no words. There aren't any. My head or heart can not understand this," Tatum wrote, "I love you. I'll see you again my friend. Until then."

The Real Dirty Dancing

One of tWitch's final TV gigs was as the host of the reality competition series The Real Dirty Dancing, which saw celebrities compete and try to recreate iconic moments from the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing.

In 2021, tWitch had also hosted another competition series, Clash of the Cover Bands. In previous years, he also made one-off appearances in shows like Modern Family and Young & Hungry.