Complex sentence: Smith began his acting career at the age of 8 in 1942; the physically imposing 6' 2 actor is a lifelong bodybuilder and has the distinction of being the final Marlboro Man before the cigarette ads were discontinued on TV.
Split into simpler sentences: Smith began his acting career at the age of 8 in 1942. The physically imposing 6' 2 actor is a lifelong bodybuilder and has the distinction of being the final Marlboro Man before the cigarette ads were discontinued on TV.