Complex sentence: David Gordon Strickland, Jr. (October 14,1969--March 22,1999) was an American actor best known for playing the boyish rock music reporter Todd Stites in the NBC sitcom "Suddenly Susan" before committing suicide on March 22,1999.
Split into simpler sentences: David Gordon Strickland, Jr. (October 14,1969--March 22,1999) was an American actor. He played the role of the boyish rock music reporter Todd Stites in the NBC sitcom "Suddenly Susan" before committing suicide on March 22,1999.