Why did Morgan Freeman in ("The Shawshank Redemption") say he was called his nickname?

2020-02-19T04:56:00Z

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DJC2020-02-19T05:00:13Z

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He said it was because he was Irish, and because his character's real name was Ellis Boyd Redding, thus the nickname Red.

William2020-02-19T05:33:09Z

Red...because he's Irish.

FWIW, the book stated the same and was supposed to be an actual Irishman.

Morgan did a good job in the film.