Compatibility
Aries Snake and Capricorn Sheep

Brad Hall (3/21/1958, Aries Dog), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1/13/1961, Capricorn Rat) : The two actors have been married since 1987 and have two children. Describing how they worked together on the short film, Picture Paris (2012), Louis-Dreyfus said: "The reality is that we really collaborate on everything. And we have worked with each other a number of times in the past, but this was particularly elevating and thrilling because we were calling the shots. We both felt like we were back in Chicago doing theater — like we were 25 or 30 years ago. We were our bosses then, and if he was happy and I was happy, we’d move on together. This had a very indie feeling and I loved it. It was a very exhilarating experience."

Jim Parsons (3/24/1973, Aries Ox), Todd Spiewak (1/19/1977, Capricorn Dragon) : The actor and producer have been in a romantic partnership for around 20 years, and also run a production company together. For years the prospect of them marrying was a topic of talk show and press speculation, and in 2014 Parsons posted a statement denying a report in The National Enquirer that the two were engaged. They eventually married in 2017. Speaking about the relationship, Parsons described in 2013: "I've never considered my relationship with Todd to be an act of activism. Rather simply, it's an act of love, coffee in the morning, going to work, washing the clothes, taking the dogs [out] — a regular life, boring love."

Emma Thompson (4/15/1959, Aries Pig), Anthony Hopkins (12/31/1937, Capricorn Ox) : The two British actors are good friends who have collaborated multiple times, including in the films, Remains of the Day (1993), Howard's End (1992), and King Lear (2018). Thompson described in 2018: "I’m fearless now. I was doing King Lear with Tony Hopkins and he said, 'Isn’t it great? I can do absolutely anything now.' That’s how I feel...[Hopkins] watches and listens and he’s completely without defenses or any internal systems that might get in the way. He’s not protecting himself. You know that you can do anything and what will come back from him has nothing to do with the actor and everything to do with the part. He’s remarkable in that way."

Eddie Murphy (4/3/1961, Aries Ox), Nicole Mitchell Murphy (1/5/1968, Capricorn Sheep) : The actor/comedian and model were married from 1993 to 2006 and have five children together. They began their relationship in the late 1980s, although separated briefly in 1990, during which time Eddie Murphy fathered a child with casting director Tamara Hood.

Elton John (3/25/1947, Aries Pig), Rod Stewart (1/10/1945, Capricorn Monkey) : The two celebrated UK singers have shared a famously contrary relationship, going back to Stewart's cover of the Elton/Bernie Taupin song, 'Country Comfort' in 1970, about which Elton said: "[Stewart] couldn’t have got further from the original if he’d sung 'The Camptown Races'!" During the 1980s, Elton playfully shot down a blimp promoting a forthcoming tour by Stewart. In 2019, things turned more serious for a time, after Stewart accused Elton's farewell tour of "money-grabbing". Stewart later explained: "I was a bit spiteful when he announced his tour. I regret it, I really do regret it. So we’re mates again now. I do love him. We’ve always been fierce enemies, as you know, through the years, but it’s always been at a playful level. But we had the worst row, like a married couple. It went on forever."

Mackenzie Scott (4/7/1970, Aries Dog), Jeff Bezos (1/12/1964, Capricorn Rabbit) : The author and Amazon founder were married from 1993 to 2019 and had four children together. Shortly after they announced their separation, it emerged that Bezos had been the victim of an extortion attempt about an affair with Lauren Sanchez, a former news anchor. In the 1990s, Bezos and Scott shared adjacent offices at a hedge fund office in New York, before Bezos developed his idea to sell books over the internet, and the couple moved to Seattle. Scott described in 2013: "I have no business sense whatsoever, but I saw how excited [Bezos] was...Jeff is the opposite of me. He likes to meet people. He’s a very social guy. Cocktail parties for me can be nerve-racking. The brevity of conversations, the number of them—it’s not my sweet spot."

Oprah Winfrey (1/29/1954, Aquarius Snake), Maria Shriver (11/6/1955, Scorpio Sheep) : The iconic media personality Winfrey and journalist/author Shriver share a close friendship that has lasted over 40 years. In a joint interview in 2021, Winfrey described: "I cherish everything about [Shriver]. I cherish her frankness, I cherish her directness. I cherish her honesty. I cherish her truth. I cherish her sense of searching for the truth. I cherish her courage. Oh my God, Maria's gonna tell you the truth no matter damn what. Maria give it to you in your face and then say, 'And you know what I'm talking about! You already know what I'm saying is true.'" Shriver said, "[It's] the little moments...that's what I cherish [in our] friendship...There's so few people you can really talk to honestly, and that you feel safe [with], and when I walk out the door, I know nothing's going anywhere...In my darkest moments, [Winfrey] was right there, sitting right next to me, holding space."

Robert Downey Jr. (4/4/1965, Aries Snake), Mel Gibson (1/3/1956, Capricorn Sheep) : The two actors share a close and supportive bond. After Gibson attracted controversy on numerous fronts, Downey famously said at the 2011 American Cinematheque Award: "When I couldn’t get sober, [Gibson] told me not to give up hope...I couldn’t get hired, so he cast me in the lead of a movie that was actually developed for him and he kept a roof over my head, and he kept food on the table. And most importantly, he said that if I accepted responsibility for my wrongdoings...I would become a man of some humility and that my life would take on new meaning, and I did, and it worked. All he asked in return, was that, someday I helped the next guy in some small way. It is reasonable to assume that he didn’t think the next guy would be him, or that someday was tonight."

Taylor Swift (12/13/1989, Sagittarius Snake), Joe Alwyn (2/21/1991, Pisces Sheep) : The superstar singer/songwriter Swift and actor Alwyn shared a private romantic relationship from 2016 to 2023. Referencing his Grammy for contributions to Swift's album, Folklore (2020), which won Album of the Year in 2021, Alwyn described: "It wasn’t like, ‘It’s five o’clock, it’s time to try and write a song together.’ It came about from messing around on a piano, and singing badly, then being overheard, and being, like, ‘Let’s see what happens if we get to the end of it together.’ I mean fun is such a stupid word, but it was a lot of fun. And it was never a work thing, or a ‘Let’s try and do this because we’re going to put this out’ thing. It was just like baking sourdough in lockdown. The Grammy was obviously this ridiculous bonus."

Jessica Chastain (3/24/1977, Aries Snake), Oscar Isaac (3/9/1979, Pisces Sheep) : The two actors share a friendship extending over twenty years. Describing their collaboration in the series, Scenes from a Marriage (2021), Chastain described: "The blessing is that, at the end, we were feeling each other’s thoughts. There was no wall between us. We joke he’s my work husband. I could tell immediately if someone said something and it bothered him. At the beginning, we read episode four and I got emotional from reading it...He could see I was in a tough place where nobody else in the room could tell. That’s the curse part. Because I was like, Okay, I’m about to go on this journey with this scene partner who I can’t hide anything from. He’s like a microscope with me. It makes the work better but more terrifying because sometimes you want some space. You’re like, I don’t want you to be able to read my thoughts every moment."

Christopher Plummer (12/13/1929, Sagittarius Snake), Elaine Taylor (10/17/1943, Libra Sheep) : The two actors were married for 53 years until Plummer's death in 2021. Plummer described in 2008: "Elaine had now completed her role in the movie and was on her way back to London for yet another engagement — a busy and popular lady. I felt absolutely empty and as despondent as anyone could be. As she was leaving, I told her I was going to miss her dreadfully and hoped she would let me see her in London. ‘All right, but on one condition,’ she warned, ‘that you cut down on the booze.'"

Muhammad Ali (1/17/1942, Capricorn Snake), Joe Frazier (1/12/1944, Capricorn Sheep) : The two heavyweight boxing champions shared a complex supportive and challenging relationship for over 40 years. When Ali lost his world championship title and boxing licence for refusing to be drafted to Vietnam in 1970, Frazier provided financial and political support. Frazier described about that time, "We were friends, we were great friends...[Ali] was a brother." However, after Ali used racially-charged language to promote their famous fight, the "Thrilla in Manila", in 1975, Frazier refused to accept Ali's apologies and spoke cruelly about Ali's experiences with Parkinson's disease. Shortly before Frazier died in 2011, they reportedly reconciled, with Frazier saying, "It's just sad [about Ali's Parkinson's] because he's a great guy and I'm hoping that maybe he could live the kind of live that we live. I'd love to see him do that. Because he earned that."

Jean-Paul Sartre (6/21/1905, Cancer Snake), Simone de Beauvoir (1/9/1908, Capricorn Sheep) : The two French philosophers shared a lifelong relationship and romantic commitment, as well as profoundly influencing each other's ideas. They reportedly never lived together, and had an "open relationship" that was especially radical for their time. According to de Beauvoir, Sartre said, "What we have is an essential love; but it is a good idea for us also to experience contingent love affairs." She reflected about this: "We were two of a kind, and our relationship would endure as long as we did: but it could not make up entirely for the fleeting riches to be had from encounters with different people."