In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.

benjamin jeremy " ben " stein -lrb- born november 25 , 1944 -rrb- is an american actor , writer , and commentator on political and economic issues.
benjamin jeremy stein is an american actor , writer , and commentator on politics and the economy.