Complex sentence: Born in Forest Hills, New York, Schiff grew up in Baldwin Harbor, Long Island where he began making films at the age of 11, embarking at age 16 on his first feature, "Weasels Rip My Flesh" (1979).
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Forest Hills, New York, Schiff grew up in Baldwin Harbor, Long Island where he began making films at the age of 11. At age 16, he embarked on his first feature, "Weasels Rip My Flesh" (1979).