Complex sentence: In 2006 he advised on the Houdini movie "Death Defying Acts" (starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Guy Pearce) and assisted James Freedman during filming of the critically acclaimed "The Illusionist" and he built illusions for and appeared in the movie "Magicians".
Split into simpler sentences: In 2006 he advised on the Houdini movie "Death Defying Acts" (starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Guy Pearce) and assisted James Freedman during filming of the critically acclaimed "The Illusionist". He built illusions for and appeared in the movie "Magicians".