“Kirk would be like, ‘Reese, come off,’ and we would both run off,” Bodas said. “We would get confused. I was shorter at the time, so Kirk was like, ‘We need to come up with a nickname.’ He was like, ‘Your name is Reese, and there’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. How about Peanut?’ I was like, ‘OK, I like that.’ ”
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times