Kenton Duty is a famous American actor, singer, and dancer. He is also worldwide famous for the series of the final season of Lost in the role of Young Jacob. He has also done a starring role as the flamboyant European exchange student. Gunther Hessenheffer on the Disney Channel comedy series Shake It Up, and Matt Prylek was an anti-bullying movie.
Similarly, he was born on May 12, 1995, in Plano, Texas, United States. He is now 27 years old with American citizenship. His zodiac sign is Tauras, and they are very humble and loyal to everyone. And he is also a pet lover and usually posts some photos on social media.
Early Life and Childhood
Kenton was born and raised in Plano, Texas. He has two younger siblings, who are twin sisters. They were born in 1999. At the age of nine, he started studying. He attended a summer musical theater workshop suggested by his parents to make him feel comfortable in front of an audience and students for school presentations.
Similarly, he also states that he loved musical theater when he was in a summer workshop. And at the same time, he also got a chance for his first role from the casting directors. And he got worldwide popular in his early stage with good fame.
Career Beginnings
In Dallas, Texas, he began his career when he was nine. He went for his first audio in Dallas Theater Center's stage production of A Christmas Carol and appeared on-stage for a year with the role of the principal in Ragtime. He also began his audition in Los Angeles after he tracked all the Young Actor Studio in Dallas where they used to practice. And the workshop was presented by Hollywood talent agent Cindy Osbrink, and she also invited Duty for the audition for pilot season in California.
Similarly, he has been seen in many popular shows and appeared in national commercials for Mcdonald's, Walmarts, Pizza Hut, and Mattel. He earned his first-ever popular fame for the role of Young Jacob on the very popular series Lost. Noone guest that his role in the series Lost would be first and last, but he knew that his character was nearly the last and final episode of the series. He left the series Shake It Up after season 2 and never returned.
Furthermore, he was announced simply as "Teenage Boy." He also currently acted on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up as flamboyant dancer and fashion designer Gunther Hessenheffer parallel to Caroline Sunshine as his maternal twin sister Tinka. The flashy brother and sister duo of Gunther and Tinka are said to be inspired by Ryan and Sharpay Evans of Disney's High School Musical franchise. In 2010, he also played a role in the Bollywood movie "My Name is Khan by the name Older Reese Garrick.
Personal Life
Duty lives in Los Angeles with his parents and two younger twin sisters. He is also a pet lover, and he had a dream to be a veterinarian before his acting started. He also has a pet named "Peanut," a guinea pig. He also owned a horse that he kept on his grandmother's property. He also loves baking, cooking, and horseback riding. He is also a pescetarian. He is also very interested in singing, playing guitar, and writing songs. Also played guitar and sang a piece in the band KGMC Gigmaster with Braeden Lemaster and another co-star Dylan Minnette before beginning his work in the TV series Shake It Up.
Similarly, when he gets free time, he involves himself with charitable causes, including Disney's Friends for Change, and makes worthwhile environmental charities with the help of the Disney Worldwide Conversation Fund. The charity works by improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions, Land O" frost's" Lunch Box for Good program, which helps Hands on Nashville assist the victims of 2010. Besides, he has raised his voice about school bullying for all the kids who get bullied.
Some Interesting Facts
- He acted on the stage of the local production of A Christmas Carol and Ragtime.
- He is allergic to chocolate and sweet items.
- He has two younger twin sisters.
- He also has played the role of a twin on television for the second time.
- On September 29, 2019, Kenton Duty got married to Mosley Agon.
- He also loves singing and plays guitar, so he was in a band, KGMC.
- Before his popular movie, he was also involved in the Forget Me Not movie in 2009.
- In April 2012, in New York, he interviewed the cast of the Broadway show, Newsies for Disney 365.
- The last time he appeared in Shake It Up as Gunther was shot in Japan.
- In 2016, Kenton and Buddy Handleson both appeared in the movie Little Savages.
- He appeared in the Bollywood movie named My Name Is Khan.
Net Worth of $1 Million
Kenton Duty is a worldwide famous actor, musician, and dancer whose estimated net worth is $1 million. He earns his hefty amount through his hard work at the age of nine and his passion for his career. In 2004, he developed his love for musical theater and appeared in a production of "A Christmas Carol." Similarly, he might be saving his hefty amount of sources for his future and more training in his music career.
He earned massive fame through his popular movies and became known worldwide by everyone. He has also been invited to popular interview shows and is well greeted. Likewise, he might be living his quality of life luxuriously without any problems or issues except for personal reasons. And he might be taking good care of his parents by giving them good care.
Relationship Status
Like most other famous stars, Kenton also tries to keep his personal information private. She doesn't usually share his love life information with the media. He might not want to get highlighted or get spotted by the press. He is now 27 years old and currently, he is not dating anyone. But according to some rumors, he has at least one girlfriend.
Likewise, he has been in a relationship with Bella Thorne since 2010, but there is further information about their relationship. According to the online rumors and sources, there is no factual information about his hookups and breaks ups and it is also hard to know about his past relationships.
Social Media Appearances
As of the 21st century, we all are surrounded by the internet and social media these days. We can collect every information about any celebrities with the help of the internet. Kenton is also one who is active on social media platforms. He is very cool, friendly, and humble. He usually tries to reply to the comments of his fans and followers on his social media. Being worldwide famous, he has earned huge fan base followers.
Similarly, he has his personal Instagram account with nearly 64K followers with his stunning pictures. He also uses Twitter, a personal account of his own with around 300K followers on it. And he also uses Facebook, with more than 900K followers. He also uploads his pictures and upcoming new information about his movies and songs. He might also be earning some source of amount through social media and sponsors for him.
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