Kurtis Anton was born in San Diego, California in 1961 to Father Richard Anton, a German immigrant who arrived at Ellis Island in 1947, and mother Paulette Kitzmann, of Lansing, Michigan. He has two siblings, sisters Denise Renee and Richelle Monique, and two children, Ambrielle Angelina born in 2007, and Timothy Rustam born in 2002.
Kurtis' father, Richard Anton, was the founding drummer of the 60's troupe the Polka Pals and a dear friend of the great Luciano Pavarotti.