Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss was developing HGTV series about Malibu Barbie Dream House before suicide
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Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss and his wife Allison Holker were developing an HGTV series about creating a life-size Barbie dream house in Malibu before her shocking suicide.
- Boss and his wife were also developing a first-time homebuyer program.
- The couple previously served as guest judges on HGTV’s Design Star: Next Gen.
- Boss committed suicide at age 40 on December 13
- Filming on the Malibu Barbie Dream House series was scheduled to begin in January.
- If you or a loved one need help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255
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The late Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss and his wife Allison Wolker had a lot going on before their tragic death earlier this month.
The dancer and DJ, who committed suicide on December 13 at age 40, had been developing various shows for HGTV with his wife.
One, a limited series about creating a life-size Malibu Barbie dream home, was scheduled to begin production in January. Term reported on Tuesday.
Boss and his wife had already shown an interest in home improvement programming, when she hosted Design Star: Next Gen last year for HGTV, while he appeared as a guest judge, and the couple also appeared on the House Party show on string.
Plans: Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, who committed suicide on December 13 at age 40, and his wife Allison Holker were developing multiple shows for HGTV at the time of his death, Deadline reported Tuesday; seen on December 5th in LA
The couple was also collaborating to develop a series where they would help first-time homebuyers find the perfect home for HGTV.
According to the publication, the Boss and Holker limited series would have been inspired by HGTV’s 2019 limited series A Very Brady Renovation.
The show brought together the surviving cast members of The Brady Bunch to take the house that stood in for the exterior shots of the TV family house and transform it into the house that was shown on TV.
All of the iconic interiors of the Brady house were created on sets, and the house that was filmed for the exterior sets had a completely different interior, so it had to be transformed to follow the design of the original sets.
Just weeks to go: One show, a limited series about creating a life-size Barbie Dream House in Malibu, was scheduled to begin production in January.
Lending a hand: The couple was also collaborating to develop a series where they would help first-time homebuyers find their perfect home for HGTV.
The Boss and Holker show would have followed a somewhat similar formula to make a real-life version of Barbie’s Malibu house.
The network reported that he even tried to find a solid house to renovate on the Malibu coast, though he later settled for a house in Santa Clarita, California, which is more than an hour’s drive inland from Malibu.
“We are taking the time to consider different scenarios,” an HGTV spokesperson told the publication. “But for now, our main focus remains to wish Allison and the entire Boss family the best during this difficult time.”
Although they seemed to have a strong relationship with HGTV, the couple also had other projects in the works elsewhere.
Since they were both dancers, it made sense that they would try to launch their own dance competition series, and they had also been exploring some sort of variety or talk show, as well as a game show.
On the merchandising front, Boss and Holker had a paid partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods that was established last year to produce a line of casual and sportswear.
Keeping busy: The two professional dancers were also working on a dance competition series elsewhere, as well as a talk/variety show and game show.
Boss died Tuesday after shooting himself in the head in his room at the Oak Tree Inn in Encino, California.
The tragedy occurred just three days after the dancer celebrated his ninth wedding anniversary with Allison.
In addition to his wife, Boss is survived by his six-year-old son Maddox; daughter Zaia, three; and his stepdaughter Weslie, 14.
Left Behind: In addition to his wife, Boss is survived by his six-year-old son Maddox; daughter Zaia, three; and his stepdaughter Weslie, 14