Complex sentence: At about this time, André requested a leave of absence to tend to his health--effects from his acromegaly were beginning to take their toll--as well as tour Japan; he had also gotten a part in the film "The Princess Bride".
Split into simpler sentences: At about this time, André requested a leave of absence to tend to his health--effects from his acromegaly were beginning to take their toll--as well as tour Japan. He had also gotten a part in the film "The Princess Bride".