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Raptors, 'Ellen' team up to help Sam, 'The Dancing Barista'

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Sam is a 17-year-old Starbucks barista from Toronto. He also has autism — which, in a roundabout way, made him an internet star.

Sam, to help himself concentrate, dances while he makes drinks. That landed him on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Tuesday, along with his boss and friend Chris.

“The music and the dance was able to help him control himself, focus on the drinks (and) focus on the routine," Chris said. They met at a camp Chris was attending, Sam said his dream was to be a barista and voila.

"In that moment, my whole world changed," Sam said.