Stephen "tWitch" Boss

Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Born Stephen Laurel Boss
(1982-09-29) September 29, 1982
Education Southern Union State Community College
Chapman University
Occupation Dancer
Television

So You Think You Can Dance
Dancing with the Stars
Step Up Movies

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Spouse(s)
Allison Holker (m. 2013)
Children 2

Stephen Laurel "tWitch" Boss is a freestyle hip-hop dancer, entertainer and actor from Montgomery, Alabama. In 2008, he was the runner-up in the American So You Think You Can Dance. Since 2014, he has been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as a DJ. He is also featured in Ellen's Game of Games as a sidekick to DeGeneres.

Career

In 2003, Boss was a semifinalist on MTV's The Wade Robson Project and a runner-up on the television talent competition Star Search.

In 2007 he was a "flamboyant dancer"(uncredited) in Blades of Glory and a Maybelle's Store Dancer in Hairspray.

After competing in So You Think You Can Dance, Boss went on to teach at South County Classical Ballet with fellow finalist Katee Shean. He has also choreographed for South Korean pop/R&B singer, Seven. On April 30, 2013, he and Allison Holker performed a dance routine on Dancing with the Stars. They danced to Crystallize, which was being performed live by Lindsey Stirling.

Since April 1, 2014, Boss has been featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show as a guest DJ. and on October 1, 2014 he announced he had been cast for Magic Mike XXL.

Boss has been cast as Marcel X in the upcoming superhero movie Perfectus, and will later star in the movie Ushers.[1] He is managed by Nelson Diaz.

Boss is a member of the dance troupes "Breed OCLA" and "Chill Factor Crew".

So You Think You Can Dance

Boss first auditioned in 2007 for Season 3 but was not selected to be in the Top Twenty.

Boss returned to audition again in Season 4 in 2008, where he was not only selected to compete in the Top Twenty, but placed runner up in the competition after fellow Hip-hop dancer Joshua Allen. During Season 4, Boss danced with fellow contestant Katee Shean to a Contemporary piece choreographed by Mia Michaels. The dance was nominated for an Emmy for Choreography in the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.[2]

In season 5, Boss returned to So You Think You Can Dance with fellow season 4 contestant Katee Shean to perform their Emmy-nominated piece "Mercy", choreographed by Mia Michaels. He was one of the 11 "All Stars" for season 7.

Boss served as a frequent All Star in Seasons 7, 8 and Season 9 of So You Think You Can Dance, performing many memorable routines, including the hip hop number "Outta Your Mind" with ballet dancer Alex Wong, which was then reprised by comedian Ellen DeGeneres in Season 7's finale.

Boss was the Team Captain for "Team Street" in Season 12 of So You Think You Can Dance. Boss has an apparel line, Boss Clothing.

Personal life

On December 10, 2013, Boss and fellow SYTYCD alum Allison Holker married at Nigel Lythgoe's Villa San Juliette Vineyard and Winery in Paso Robles, Calif.[3] He became a father to Holker's daughter, Weslie. On March 27, 2016, Holker gave birth to their son, Maddox Laurel.[4][5]

Filmography

Films and TV series
Year Title Role Notes
2007Blades of GloryFlamboyant DancerUncredited
2007HairsprayMaybelle's Store DancerRole in the dance number
at the platter party and in "You Can't Stop the Beat"
2010Stomp the Yard: HomecomingTaz
2010Step Up 3DJason Hardlerson
2010BonesRussell Leonard
2011TouchThe Beastmaster
2012Step Up RevolutionJason Hardlerson
2012Drop Dead DivaBilly DonaldsonTV series, Season 6 episode 2: "Soulmates"
2014Step Up: All InJason Hardlerson
2015Bound & BabysittingEthanTV film
2015Magic Mike XXLMalik
TV shows
Web series

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Stephen "tWitch" Boss Lands Roles In Two Films | Daemon's Movies
  2. ↑ "61st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Mercy by Mia Michaels, So You Think You Can Dance, Fox. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Stephen "tWitch" Boss Marries Allison Holker: See Their Wedding Photo! by Allison Takeda in US Weekly published 11 December 2013
  4. ↑ Vulpo, Mike (October 5, 2015). "Allison Holker Is Pregnant! Dancing With the Stars Professional Dancer Expecting a Baby With tWitch". E! News. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Adams, Char (December 11, 2015). "It'll Be a Boy for Allison Holker and Stephen 'tWitch' Boss". People. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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