Joshua Allen, actor and “So You Suppose You Can Dance” winner, dies at 36

Joshua Allen, the season 4 winner of So You Think You Can Dance, has died. He was 36.

The dancer died Tuesday at a hospital in Fort Price, Texas, based on a health worker's report reviewed by Leisure Weekly.

A member of the family first revealed the information to TMZ, asking followers for "privateness and prayers," however declined to disclose the dancer's reason behind demise.

"One of many final issues he mentioned was to maintain God first always," they informed the outlet. "It’s important to be actual with your self earlier than you will be actual with anyone else."

EW has reached out to Allen's reps for additional remark.

"We’re deeply saddened to study of the passing of Joshua Allen, winner of Season 4 of So You Suppose You Can Dance and a gifted performer whose expertise left a long-lasting affect on the dance group," Fox and Dick Clark Productions, which produced So You Suppose You Can Dance, mentioned in an announcement. "Joshua’s highly effective artistry, charisma, and authenticity captured the hearts of thousands and thousands and helped elevate the profile of dance on tv. His contributions to the artwork type is not going to be forgotten. Our ideas are with Joshua’s household, family members, and followers throughout this troublesome time."
Emmanuel Hurd, a choreographer and good friend of Allen, paid tribute to the late star on Instagram with a photograph montage he captioned, "Can't wrap my head round this…Josh…my brotha. There aren’t any phrases. You had been the lifetime of the social gathering. You had been Batman. Champion. One of many realest individuals I ever met. Saved it a stack each time and would make it proper when you fell brief. An actual King."

"This one hurts deep. I do know you're with Stephen now and that brings me consolation. I really like you bro. IVEVER🦇👑," Hurd added, referring to the late Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who was the runner-up to Allen on SYTYCD in 2008.

Boss died by suicide in December 2022 on the age of 40.

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Allen was born on March 13, 1989, in Fort Price. The dancer was solely 18 years previous when he gained the fourth season of Fox's beloved dance competitors collection and took house the $250,000 money prize. He later returned to the collection as All-Stars alongside Boss.

Recent after his victory in 2008, Allen admitted to EW, "I actually wasn't that technically educated. I’d simply attempt to take courses in the summertime, and when it was faculty time I’d take class, run observe, play soccer. I’d at all times simply practice in the summertime. So it was by no means arduous coaching."

"It was so troublesome a number of instances, however the principle factor about performing is that it’s important to make it look simple," he added.

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After his SYTYCD win, Allen went on to look as a featured dancer in Step Up 3D alongside Boss and fellow SYTYCD finalist Katee Shean. He additionally appeared within the dance comedy Freak Dance, on season 2 of Oxygen's Dance Your Ass Off, and as a featured dancer in 2011's Footloose remake starring Kenny Wormald, Dennis Quaid, and Julianne Hough.

Allen often appeared as a dancer in movies and commercials for Honda and McDonald's, and he was featured as a dancer on NBC's Group and in an episode of FX's American Horror Story.

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