Complex sentence: Franken was born in New York City to Phoebe G. Kunst--a homemaker and real estate agent--and Joseph P. Franken, a printing salesman.
Split into simpler sentences: Franken was born in New York City. His mother, Phoebe G. (née Kunst), was a homemaker and real estate agent, and his father, Joseph P. Franken, was a printing salesman.