Complex sentence: Shapiro was born to a civil servant father and teacher mother in Toronto, Ontario, stating his parents provided him with a wonderful upbringing, but taught him little about business which is why he ended up in the arts.
Split into simpler sentences: Shapiro was born to a civil servant father and teacher mother in Toronto, Ontario. Shapiro has stated that his parents provided him with a wonderful upbringing but taught him little about business which is why he ended up in the arts.