Question: Who was born first, Brad Silberling or Eldar Ryazanov?
Context: Bradley Mitchell "Brad" Silberling (born September 8, 1963) is an American television and film director known for directing feature films such as "Casper" (1995), "City of Angels" (1998), "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (2004) and "Land of the Lost" (2009). The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!  (Russian: Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром! , literally: The Irony of Fate, or With Light Steam ; trans.  "Ironiya sudby, ili S lyogkim parom!")  is a 1976 Soviet romantic comedy television film directed by Eldar Ryazanov.  The screenplay was written by Emil Braginsky and Ryazanov, loosely based on the director's 1971 play, Once on New Year's Eve (Russian: Однажды в новогоднюю ночь ).  The Irony of Fate was filmed in 1975 at the Mosfilm Studios.  Doubling as a screwball comedy and a love story tinged with sadness, it is one of the most successful Soviet television productions and remains highly popular in modern Russia. Old Hags (Russian: "Старые клячи" , translit.  "Starye klyachi") is a 2000 Russian comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. Eldar Alexandrovich Ryazanov (Russian: Эльда́р Алекса́ндрович Ряза́нов ; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Russian film director and screenwriter whose popular comedies, satirizing the daily life of the Soviet Union and Russia, are celebrated throughout the former Soviet Union. Still Waters (Russian: Тихие омуты , "Tikhie omuti) " is 2000 Russian romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The Carnival Night (Russian: Карнавальная ночь , "Karnavalnaya noch " ) is a 1956 Soviet musical film.  It is Eldar Ryazanov's first big-screen film, Lyudmila Gurchenko's first role and also one of the most famous films starring popular comedian Igor Ilyinsky.  The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1956 with a total of 48.64 million tickets sold. Station for Two (Russian: Вокзал для двоих , "Vokzal dlya dvoikh " ) is a 1982 Soviet romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov.  The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1983 with a total of 35.8 million ticket sales.  It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Without a Dowry (Russian: Бесприданница ) is a play by Alexander Ostrovsky that premiered on 22 November [O.S. 10 November] 1878 at the Maly Theater and first published in the January 1879 issue of "Otechestvennye Zapiski".  Met with indifference by the contemporary critics, later it came to be regarded as a classic of the Russian theatre.  Yakov Protazanov directed a cinematic adaptation, "Without Dowry", which was released in 1937, and Eldar Ryazanov also adapted it into a popular 1984 film. Office Romance (Russian: Служебный роман , "Sluzhebnyy roman " ) is a Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov.  It was filmed at Mosfilm and released in 1977.  The film's plot is based on the stageplay "Co-workers" (Russian: Сослуживцы , "Sosluzhivtsy " ) written by Eldar Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky, and tells the story of Ludmila Kalugina, head of a statistical bureau, and her subordinate, economist Anatoly Novoseltsev, who come from mutual aversion to love. Andrey Vasilyevich Myagkov (Russian: Андре́й Васи́льевич Мягко́в ; born 8 July 1938, in Leningrad, USSR) is a Soviet/Russian film and theater actor.  He is best known for his roles in famous films directed by Eldar Ryazanov, such as "The Irony of Fate" (1975), "Office Romance" (1977), "The Garage" (1979) and "A Cruel Romance" (1984).
Answer: Eldar Alexandrovich Ryazanov