question: Who directed the 1999 American buddy cop movie staring a German-born actor born April 16, 1965?
answer: Les Mayfield
context: Title: The Rookie (1990 film)
  Passage: The Rookie is a 1990 American buddy cop film directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Howard G. Kazanjian, Steven Siebert and David Valdes.  It was written from a screenplay conceived by Boaz Yakin and Scott Spiegel.  The film stars Charlie Sheen, Clint Eastwood, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Tom Skerritt.  Eastwood plays a veteran police officer teamed up with a younger detective played by Sheen ("the rookie"), whose intent is to take down a German crime lord in downtown Los Angeles following months of investigation into an exotic car theft ring.
  Title: Martin Lawrence
  Passage: Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is a German-born American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, writer, and voice actor.
  Title: Lethal Weapon (franchise)
  Passage: Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action comedy franchise created by Shane Black that focuses on Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detectives, Martin Riggs, Roger Murtaugh, and their fast-talking sidekick Leo Getz (who debuts in the second film).  The franchise consists of four films released during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as a television series in 2016.  All four films in the series were directed by Richard Donner and also share many of the same core cast members, while the television series recast the main roles with younger actors instead.
  Title: Blue Streak (film)
  Passage: Blue Streak is a 1999 American buddy cop comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Dave Chappelle, Peter Greene, Nicole Ari Parker and William Forsythe.  It is a remake of the 1965 British film "The Big Job".  The film was shot on location in California.  The prime shooting spot was Sony Pictures Studios which is located in Culver City, California.
citations: Martin Lawrence Blue Streak (film)