Complex sentence: Baker acknowledged Johnson's problem solving talent and helped get him one of his first monumental jobs, as part of the special makeup effects crew on the 1981 horror blockbuster "An American Werewolf in London", directed by John Landis.
Split into simpler sentences: Baker acknowledged Johnson's problem solving talent and later helped him get one of his first jobs. Thanks to Rick Baker, Johnson was hired as a member of the special makeup effects crew for the 1981 horror blockbuster "An American Werewolf in London", directed by John Landis.