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Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the famed DJ on Ellen Degeneres' talk show, is dead ... and TMZ has learned it appears to be a suicide.
Law enforcement sources told tmz Stephen's wife, Allison Holker, ran into an LAPD station Tuesday, and she was frantic because she said Stephen had left home without his car -- something that was not like him at all.
A short time later, police got a call for a shooting at an L.A. hotel ... and they found Stephen there, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Stephen started DJing on Ellen's show in 2014 and was with her until the show ended in May 2022. He became an executive producer on the show in 2020.
He really got his break in showbiz in 2008, when he was runner-up on "So You Think Can Dance." He went on to do some acting, landing several roles where he could show off his dance skills. Stephen played Jason in the 'Step-Up' movie franchise and was also in "Magic Mike XXL."
Stephen hosted several reality shows ... most notably, he and Allison hosted "Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings" together on Disney+.
Ellen DeGeneres released a statement, "Twitch was pure love and light. He was my family, And I loved him with all my heart."
The couple got married in 2013 and had just celebrated their 9-year anniversary on Saturday.
They had three kids. Stephen was 40 years old.
RIP.
-TMZ
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