Gunther Hessenheffer is a major supporting character on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up. He is played by Kenton Duty.Along with his fraternal twin sister Tinka, played by Caroline Sunshine, Gunther is one half of a flamboyant brother and sister dancing team on the local dance and music television show Shake It Up, Chicago! They are also rivals of CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue. Both are of German heritage, but the actual location of their nationality is still undetermined, other than being from a small mountain country.