'He was our flame': ‘Ellen’ producer Andy Lassner pays heartfelt tribute to late Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss

'He was our flame': ‘Ellen’ producer Andy Lassner pays heartfelt tribute to late Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss
Andy Lassner (L) is remembering his friend and former colleague, Stephen 'tWitch' Boss (R), after his sudden death (@andylassner/Instagram; Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Honoring his longtime friend, producer Andy Lassner paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Stephen 'tWitch' Boss after the dancer’s death by suicide at age 40.

In a heartfelt Instagram tribute to the late star on Friday, December 16, the former 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' producer, 55, remembered Boss as "everyone's friend." "So many people on social media are posting pictures of themselves with Twitch. Talking about their close friendships with him," he wrote under a black and white photo of Boss. "Talking about the texts they exchanged with him just last week. Talking about the conversation they once had with him. The thing is - it's all true. It's all real," he added.

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"Those who knew him are not trying to make this tragedy about themselves. They are just trying to convey to you who Twitch was," he continued. "He made everything about you. He made you feel like the most important person in the world. And he did this for everybody. Not just the people he needed or that were 'important'. He did it for everybody. It's doesn't sound real. But it is. All of it."