Question: The Negotiator is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray, and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as two hostage lieutenants, is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and singer, born on which date?
Context: Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American action thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson.  It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006, in North America.  The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and Sheldon Turner and follows the events of hundreds of snakes being released on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a trial witness. Kevin Spacey Fowler, KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and singer.  He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television.  He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller "The Usual Suspects" (1995), and an Academy Award for Best Actor for midlife crisis-themed drama "American Beauty" (1999). The Negotiator is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray, and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as two hostage lieutenants. Shaft is a 2000 American action thriller film directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree.  This film is not a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, but rather a sequel, therefore making it a fourth installment.  Jackson's John Shaft character is the nephew of the original John Shaft.  The film received generally positive reviews and opened at the number one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000. Kyle Newman (born March 16, 1976) is an American filmmaker whose directorial work encompasses a number of feature films including the action-comedy "Barely Lethal", starring Oscar nominees Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson alongside Jessica Alba and Sophie Turner, for producer Brett Ratner, released by A24 Films; Fanboys, a Star Wars-themed comedy starring Kristen Bell, produced by Kevin Spacey and distributed by The Weinstein Company; as well as The Hollow, a modern retelling of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Cleaner is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Keke Palmer and Eva Mendes. Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969), known professionally as F. Gary Gray, is an American film director, film producer, music video director and actor.  Gray directed "Friday", "Set It Off", "The Negotiator", "The Italian Job" and "Straight Outta Compton".  He also directed the eighth installment of the "Fast and the Furious" franchise, "The Fate of the Furious", which had the highest-grossing worldwide opening ever and is the 11th highest-grossing film of all-time.  He also directed some critically acclaimed hip-hop music videos like "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" by Dr. Dre, "Waterfalls" by TLC and "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast. Jalmari Helander (born 21 July 1976, Helsinki) is a Finnish screenwriter and film director.  He is known for the 2010 film "" and the 2014 action-adventure "Big Game" starring Samuel L. Jackson.  Before turning to feature films, Helander directed several short films and award-winning television commercials. Lakeview Terrace is a 2008 American neo noir thriller film directed by Neil LaBute, written by David Loughery and Howard Korder, and co-produced by Will Smith, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington.  Jackson plays a prejudiced LAPD police officer who terrorizes his new next-door neighbors because they are an interracially married couple.  The film was released on September 19, 2008.  The film's title is a reference to the ethnically-mixed middle class Los Angeles neighborhood of Lake View Terrace. Unthinkable is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen and Carrie-Anne Moss.  It was released direct-to-video on June 14, 2010.  The film is noteworthy for the controversy it generated around its subject matter, the torture of a man who threatens to detonate three nuclear bombs in separate U.S. cities.
Answer: July 26, 1959