'Ellen' DJ Stephen 'tWitch' Boss Dead at 40 by Suicide

Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the famed DJ on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show, is dead ... and TMZ has learned it appears to be a suicide.

Concluding, "Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you."

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The last time our photogs got him out around L.A. was back in September, and he talked to us about life after 'Ellen'

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He really got his big break in showbiz in 2008, when he was runner-up on "So You Think Can Dance."

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