9. He's a Movie Buff

Garth Brooks is more of a watcher than a reader. He has an appreciation for great cinema and includes 'The Shawshank Redemption' as one of his favorite movies. This photo, taken in June 2011 at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards, was no doubt a big moment for the country music singer, as actor Morgan Freeman is the star of the prison-break movie from 1994.

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