Joshua Allen, the dancer who took residence the crown on the fourth season of “So You Suppose You Can Dance,” has died after he was struck by a practice in Fort Price.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s database confirmed that Allen died early Tuesday morning at an area hospital. His method of dying and reason behind dying are pending, the database says. Allen was 36.
Police responded Tuesday round 1 a.m. to railroad tracks close to the intersection of Millbrook Lane and Nuffield Lane, the Fort Price Star-Telegram reported. Officers discovered Allen, who had been struck by a practice, and took him to a close-by hospital the place he died, police instructed the outlet. Police didn’t instantly reply to The Occasions’ request for remark Wednesday.
Christina Worth, who represented Allen, additionally confirmed his dying, saying in a press release that “what stood out most about Joshua was his coronary heart.”
“He had a pure reward for motion — no formal coaching, but he may watch one thing as soon as and his physique simply knew the way to do it,” Worth added.”Past his expertise, he gave again, instructing youngsters in Texas by means of dance workshops.”
Allen’s member of the family confirmed the entertainer’s dying to TMZ, which first broke the information. The member of the family didn’t disclose his reason behind dying and requested followers for “privateness and prayers.”
The Texas-based dancer auditioned for “So You Suppose You Can Dance” in 2008, impressing judges together with his fluid actions, managed popping and locking and springy leaps. All through the season, he proved his potential to tackle a wide range of dance kinds starting from up to date to Bollywood. He remained a robust competitor, ultimately besting fellow contestants for the grand prize.
Allen notably bested Stephen “Twitch” Boss, who died by suicide in December 2022. Boss was 40. Allen mourned Boss on Instagram, writing “NO WORDS will ever be sufficient to clarify the LOVE I’ve for you Stephen.” On the time, he recalled connecting with Boss previous to their auditions and wrote, “This isn’t goodbye extra so I’ll goodbye.”
Worth, who additionally represented Boss, stated his dying “weighed closely on Allen” and that “it’s heartbreaking to now be grieving Joshua as effectively.”
After his “So You Suppose You Can Dance” days, Allen’s work included a McDonald’s industrial, a job within the debut season of “American Horror Story” and appearances in “Freak Dance,” “Step Up 3D,” and the 2011 “Footloose” remake, based on IMDb. He was additionally an teacher for a number of dance competitions.
Allen confronted authorized troubles in summer season 2016, when he was accused of attacking his girlfriend at a espresso store. The Los Angeles County district legal professional’s workplace charged him with two felony counts of willfully injuring his girlfriend, one felony assault with a lethal weapon and 4 misdemeanors associated to battery, vandalism and violating a protecting order, based on TMZ. Allen was poised to be a mentor on Season 13 of “SYTYCD,” however longtime host Cat Deeley introduced his departure from the sequence on-air amid his home violence case.
He pleaded no contest in August 2016 and was sentenced to 1 12 months in jail.
