Complex sentence: A native of Jacksonville, Texas, his first movie was Ghostbusters as the mayor's aide (1984), he starred as Earl Little in the Spike Lee-directed movie "Malcolm X" (1992).
Split into simpler sentences: A native of Jacksonville, Texas, his first film appearance was in "Ghostbusters" as the mayor's aide (1984). He played Earl Little in the Spike Lee-directed movie "Malcolm X" (1992).