An American actor Forrie J Smith has announced that he will not be attending the forthcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards due to the event’s coronavirus vaccination requirements. The 62-year-old actor, who plays in the Paramount series Yellowstone, apologized in a now-deleted video on his Instagram page for being unable to attend the awards event. Smith said, without intending to insult anybody, that he has not been vaccinated and hence would be unable to participate in the prize event according to Covid-19 guidelines. According to CNN, he also said that he would not be getting vaccinated. Because he isn’t vaccinated, actor Forrie J. Smith, who portrays ranch hand, Lloyd Pierce on “Yellowstone,” is barred from walking the red carpet…his statements struck a chord in me, and I like this guy very much, even if I’m not a massive fan of the program…
Each ticketed guest must produce evidence of vaccination, including booster doses (if eligible), proof of a negative lab-based Covid-19 PCR test within 48 hours of the event, and proof of a negative antigen test on the day of the event. Smith said he was looking forward to wearing his cowboy hat and boots on the red carpet and “showing my culture and background.”
All About Forrie J Smith
According to the Daily Mail, Forrie J Smith was born in Montana and fell from a horse in front of his parents when he was six years old, inspiring him to become a cowboy. Smith started participating in rodeos at the age of eight when Smith’s grandmother Josephine insisted on his participation in timed events rather than riding bucking bulls, where the cowboy must hold on for as long as possible.
Forrie J Smith, a real-life cowboy before making it famous in Hollywood, portrays Lloyd Pierce, a ranch worker at Dutton Ranch in Yellowstone. He started riding horses at 11 and later became a stuntman, getting his Screen Actors Guild card in 1986. He performed as a stuntman on the 1995 Antonio Banderas action film Desperado and tiny appearances on the 2017 TV series Midnight, Texas.
The sitcom is a huge smash for the Paramount Network, getting 9.3 million people for the season 4 finale. Kevin Costner and Kelly Reilly also appear in the smash drama. His other film roles include The Vagrant, Tombstone, The Lazarus Man, South of Heaven, West of Hell, and Better Call Saul.
