Complex sentence: Melvin Van Peebles (born August 21,1932) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer, and the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.
Split into simpler sentences: Melvin Van Peebles (born August 21,1932) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He is the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.