Compatibility
Aries Rabbit and Taurus Rat

David E. Kelley (4/4/1956, Aries Monkey), Michelle Pfeiffer (4/29/1958, Taurus Dog) : The actor and writer/producer have been married since 1993 and have two children. At the time they met, Pfeiffer was already part way through adopting her daughter, who arrived after the couple had been dating for two months. Pfeiffer described in 2007: "I really got to see [Kelley] in a situation that certainly would separate the boys from the men. Obviously, he really rose to the occasion. We both got to see each other as parents before we progressed in our relationship together, and in a strange way, it took the pressure off us...I mean, it's a real testament to the kind of person he is, but also to the fact that sometimes the traditional way of doing things isn't always the best way."

Colin Powell (4/5/1937, Aries Ox), Linda Powell (4/30/1965, Taurus Snake) : The 65th US Secretary of State and his daughter, an actor, shared a close relationship. Colin Powell's memoir, My American Journey (2003) included this description by Linda: "My father is a gentle man, but, as a child, I remember being a little afraid of him—he was so big. He rarely raised his voice, but when he did, my heart would drop through my stomach. But I also remember once weaving a pink-and-white net around my bicycle as decoration...The net got caught in the spokes and I went flying over the handlebars. I sat stunned and crying on the asphalt. My father appeared from nowhere, scooped me up, held me close, and carried me home."

Russell Crowe (4/7/1964, Aries Dragon), Danielle Spencer (5/16/1969, Taurus Rooster) : The two actors met in 1989, and during a famously on-again, off-again relationship, married in 2003 and divorced in 2018. Spencer described in 2020: "We have a lot of respect for each other and I consider him to be a member of my family. The marriage ended, but that didn’t mean our friendship ended. We’ve had holidays together in the past and we can happily sit down and chat."

Francis Ford Coppola (4/7/1939, Aries Rabbit), Eleanor Coppola (5/4/1936, Taurus Rat) : The two filmmakers have been married since 1963 and have three children together. Eleanor Coppola has described how they approach collaboration: "Francis is very straightforward with me about what he does and doesn’t think works, and for me I have to make a choice: maybe this doesn’t work for him, but it’s what I want to say. So I think we have to […] take that attitude, we accept the sort of information coming in, the critique, and then we kind of go our own way within that. Sometimes I see something that I suggest, and he rejects [it] at the moment, and then I see it woven in later."

David Letterman (4/12/1947, Aries Pig), Jay Leno (4/28/1950, Taurus Tiger) : The two late-night talk show hosts were one-time friends who shared perhaps the most famous rivalry in television history. In 2017, Leno described: "The idea that there was a huge rift between me and Dave — yeah, of course there was. I think Dave felt really sad he didn’t get The Tonight Show. And our shows were very competitive. Whether it’s two sports teams, or two boxers, you can trash talk each other, but it doesn’t mean you don’t respect each other. I think there was a mutual admiration. It’s not that we have a lot in common — we don’t — but I think that we have a mutual admiration for each other’s ability to make each other laugh....Dave would always go about it in a funny way. There was no animosity there. Comics have a bond: You have more in common with your worst enemy if they’re a comic than you do with your best friend, because you share something that regular people just don’t get."

Jennifer Garner (4/17/1972, Aries Rat), Judy Greer (7/20/1975, Cancer Rabbit) : The two actors appeared together in 13 going on 30 in 2004 and have continued a strong friendship. Greer made a speech when Garner was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Garner starred in Greer's directorial debut, A Happening of Monumental Proportions. Greer has described: "It's really important that you give your friendships some attention. It's important when you love someone to give that relationship attention. Sometimes you're going to talk a lot and sometimes you're not going to talk much and that has to be OK. I always feel like with [Garner], it's always very easy with her. We can talk a lot or we can go a long time without talking. It's always really easy. And she's just like that."

Josh Duhamel (11/14/1972, Scorpio Rat), Fergie (3/27/1975, Aries Rabbit) : The singer and model/actor became a couple in 2007. They were married from 2009 to 2019 and had one child together. In 2012, speaking on Oprah about tabloid rumors during their marriage, Fergie described how the couple attended "a lot of therapy": "When you go through difficult times, it really makes you stronger as a unit. Our love today is a deeper love." Duchamel added: "I'm actually happy that all that happened because we wouldn't be as strong as we are now; we wouldn't be as happy as we are now. In a lot of ways it made me straighten my ass out."

Gwyneth Paltrow (9/27/1972, Libra Rat), Brad Pitt (12/18/1963, Sagittarius Rabbit) : The two actors were one of the world's highest profile couples when they dated between 1994 and 1997. Paltrow later recounted how Pitt confronted Harvey Weinstein after the infamous producer made an unwelcome advance towards her. "It was like the equivalent of [Pitt] throwing [Weinstein] against the wall...It was so fantastic because what he did was, he leveraged his fame and power to protect me at a time when I didn’t have fame or power yet...Harvey was never inappropriate with me again. Ever."

Stuart Townsend (12/15/1972, Sagittarius Rat), Charlize Theron (8/7/1975, Leo Rabbit) : The two actors were a couple for nine years, with each describing their relationship as akin to marriage, and surprised many observers when they split in 2010. During their time together, Theron described: "I've been in love before. But have I ever been with somebody who I really, truly felt had my back and was my best friend? No, not until Stuart." After their split, she described trying to mend the relationship: "It was sinking, and I had to give it a fight. I really wanted to try and make it work. That was the priority. I wouldn't do it any different way." Townsend said in 2013: "We had a great time, we had a great adventure, that's all I can say."

50 Cent (7/6/1975, Cancer Rabbit), Eminem (10/17/1972, Libra Rat) : The two rappers are among the most famous hip-hop artists of all time. They have long been collaborators and friends, since Eminem signed 50 Cent after hearing his Guess Who's Back mixtape in 2002. In 2014, 50 Cent described: "Hip Hop is Black music, without question, and, unfortunately for some people, it's tough to accept that you have a White artist that does it better than Black artists. It is what it is. You can get like whoever you think is the best Black artist and stand them face-to-face in a room with Em, and he will eat that [guy] alive."

Billy Crystal (3/14/1948, Pisces Rat), Robin Williams (7/21/1951, Cancer Rabbit) : The two comedians/actors were friends from their youth in the 1970s until Williams' death in 2014. Crystal has described: "[Williams was a] lonely kid, a kid on his own a lot, inventing characters, inventing whole worlds and as he grew, it got more complete and easier for him to get to...[Williams' depression is] really stuff I don't talk about. Incredibly difficult times. You know, friends trusting each other with the darkest of secrets that I'll keep that way...[During interviews] [h]e always looked to me to bring him back to earth and I could take him in a different direction and it took me a while to figure out how to counter-punch and score my own points, you know… it was a privilege to trade blows with him."