Complex sentence: Tingwell was born in the seaside suburb of Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; as an adolescent, he was encouraged by his father to be an accountant, but failed the entrance exam.
Split into simpler sentences: Tingwell was born in the seaside suburb of Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. As an adolescent he was encouraged by his father to be an accountant but failed the entrance exam.