Gunther Hessenheffer



Gunther Hessenheffer is a main character on Shake It Up where he dances on the local teen dance show, [http://shakeitup.wikia.com/wiki/Shake_It_Up,_Chicago! Shake It Up, Chicago! ]. He is the son of Kashlack Hessenheffer and Squitza Hessenheffer, and the fraternal twin brother of Tinka Hessenheffer. He lives in an apartment with his family in Chicago, Illinois and attends John Hughes High School with fellow Shake It Up, Chicago! dancers Rocky Blue and CeCe Jones. He has been an exchange student since the first grade and was born in a European country that has never been addressed by name, but referred to many times.

Gunther is portrayed by Kenton Duty.

Personality
Gunther is described as a flamboyant, unique, weird, theatrical and ambitious dancer on Shake It Up Chicago. He is from a fictional country that has not been mentioned by name, but is often referred to by the twins as they differentiate American traditions from their own. His taste in attire is loud and catchy and celebrates his love of performing. It is revealed in "Show It Up" that he and his sister have musical abilities as they performed two popular songs from their country with Gunther on the guitar. It is shown that he and Tinka both have sock puppets they make outfits for and call "Little Gunther" and "Little Tinka", first introduced in "Hot Mess It Up". Even though he is shown to be arrogant, he can be bothered by the opinion of others, as shown in "Show It Up" when Candy and Randy made fun of their accents, and in "Shrink It Up" when Gary Wilde calls them out for always being mean. They attempt to be nice and pick Deuce to try it out. In "Vatalihootsit It Up", he and Tinka invite Rocky and CeCe to their home to celebrate Vatalihootsit Day, a holiday where you celebrate your enemies. There are many strange rituals they perform. Their parents turn out to be even more strange than Gunther and Tinka, and they are revealed to be royalty; their mother was a princess until she was dethroned for marrying a commoner. Their parents tell Rocky and CeCe that they know Gunther and Tinka are not "well liked at school", and that their coming "meant the world" to the twins.