At 4 years old Kenton's parents gave him the honor of naming his newborn twin sisters. He named them Jessica and Rebecca.
An ongoing theme in actor Kenton Duty's television roles is that he plays a fraternal twin. On "Lost" he played thirteen year old Jacob, twin to the Boy in Black. This was followed by his role as Gunther in "Shake It Up!" where he is the fraternal twin of Tinka.