Question: What is the birthdate of this American director, screenwriter, and producer, who reunited with Tom Cross on the romantic comedy "La La Land"?
Context: Mary Zophres is an American costume designer who has worked in the film industry since 1994.  She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design twice for "True Grit" (2010) and for "La La Land" (2016).  She has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design three times for "Catch Me If You Can" (2002), "True Grit", and "La La Land". La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2016 film "La La Land".  The soundtrack album was released through Interscope Records on December 9, 2016.  The album has peaked at number 2 on the US "Billboard 200" and number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. "La La Land" is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle.  Starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, the film focuses on two young people struggling to make ends meet in Los Angeles, while pursuing their dreams as artists.  Justin Hurwitz composed the film's musical score, while Linus Sandgren was the cinematographer.  David and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco were responsible for the production design and Mary Zophres designed the costumes. Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 – April 7, 1981) was an American film director and screenwriter.  From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films.  At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for "Skippy" (1931).  He is the second youngest person ever to win the award after Damien Chazelle, who won for "La La Land" in 2017.  He was later nominated for Best Director for the film "Boys Town" (1938).  He directed some of the best-known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley.  Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director.  For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street. Kiff VandenHeuvel (born Christopher Jon VandenHeuvel; April 24, 1970) is an American actor, director and teacher of improvisational comedy and voiceover.  He is also host of the SOVAS Nominated voiceover podcast, All Over Voiceover with Kiff VH.  Notable film appearances include "", "Nightcrawler", "La La Land", and "Behind the Candelabra", as Liberace (Matt Damon)'s half brother, Wayne.  VandenHeuvel is best known for his work in "Bioshock Infinite" as Zachary Hale Comstock, Skavak in "", Walter in Telltale's "The Walking Dead" and as Cliff Rich on the Netflix series, "Richie Rich". La La Land is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle.  It stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist and Emma Stone as an aspiring actress, who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles while pursuing their dreams.  The film's title refers simultaneously to music, the city of Los Angeles, and to the idiom for being out of touch with reality. Tom Cross is an American television and film editor.  He began his career in 1997 as an assistant editor, contributing to such diverse projects as "We Own the Night" (2007), "Crazy Heart" (2009), "The Switch" (2010) and the Primetime Emmy Award-winning drama series "Deadwood".  He came to worldwide prominence in 2015 when he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and Academy Award for Best Editing (among other honors) for his work on the acclaimed film "Whiplash" (2014).  He has cited "The Wild Bunch" (1969) and "The French Connection" (1971) as influences on the editing of this film, and reunited with writer/director Damien Chazelle on the romantic comedy "La La Land" (2016). "La La Land" is a song recorded by American singer Demi Lovato.  It was written by Lovato, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas and produced by the Jonas Brothers alongside John Fields, for Lovato's debut studio album, "Don't Forget" (2008).  It was released as the album's second single on April 10, 2009, through Hollywood Records.  "La La Land" is one of six songs on the album co-written by the Jonas Brothers, who also contributed backing vocals and guitars to the track.  Lovato said that she wrote the song about being yourself in Hollywood and not letting other people change who you are.  Musically, the song is a guitar-driven pop rock song and the lyrics speak of Lovato feeling "out of place" in Hollywood. Damien Sayre Chazelle ( ; born January 19, 1985) is an American director, screenwriter and producer.  Chazelle made his directorial debut with the musical film "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench" (2009).  He rose to prominence for writing and directing his second feature film, "Whiplash" (2014), which received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.  His 2016 film "La La Land" was a critical and commercial success, winning all seven of its Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.  It also received a record-tying fourteen Academy Award nominations, winning six including Best Director, making Chazelle the youngest person in history to win the Oscar for Best Director and to win the Golden Globe for Best Director. Fred Berger (born May 10, 1981) is an American film producer who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2016 musical "La La Land", for which he also won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture.
Answer: January 19, 1985