Complex sentence: Lester also appeared as Ellis in the hit sitcom "Girlfriends" from 2002 to 2003, playing a movie star who dated Tracee Ellis Ross' character, Joan.
Split into simpler sentences: Lester also appeared as Ellis in the hit sitcom "Girlfriends" from 2002 to 2003. He played a movie star who dated Tracee Ellis Ross' character, Joan.