Compatibility
Capricorn Rabbit and Aries Monkey

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."

Mark Hamill (9/25/1951, Libra Rabbit), Carrie Fisher (10/21/1956, Libra Monkey) : The two actors became Hollywood royalty after appearing as Luke and Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, and they developed a lasting friendship. Hamill described: "I wasn’t her best friend – she had so many friends and I’d go to parties with her and I would be the only one there I’d never heard of. But there was a comfort level that we’d achieved because she knew I wasn’t ever angling for a favour or trying to get her to introduce me to this agent or this director. We became like real siblings over the years."

Rick Rubin (3/10/1963, Pisces Rabbit), Johnny Cash (2/26/1932, Pisces Monkey) : The music producer and country music icon collaborated on the bare-bones acoustic American Recordings series in the 1990s/2000, which led to a significant late-career revival for Cash. Rubin described: "[Cash] didn’t know who I was, but he wanted to understand why I would want to work with him because why would anyone want to work with him? In his mind, he was done. I didn’t convince him. We just sat and talked for a while, and I said, ‘Well, let’s just sit down and play me songs you love, and we’ll figure out what to do.’ He sat in my living room and he just started playing me these songs, most of which I had never heard, old country songs, or old folk songs, and it was magnificent."

Brad Pitt (12/18/1963, Sagittarius Rabbit), Jennifer Aniston (2/11/1969, Aquarius Monkey) : The two actors shared one of the most famous marriages in the world between 2000 and 2005—then one of the most famous break-ups, as Pitt began another high-profile relationship with Angelina Jolie shortly afterwards. Asked about Pitt and Jolie appearing in a 60-page photo-spread within months of her own divorce, Aniston described: "I can also imagine Brad having absolutely no clue why people would be appalled by it. Brad is not mean-spirited; he would never intentionally try to rub something in my face. In hindsight, I can see him going, 'Oh—I can see that that was inconsiderate.' But I know Brad. Brad would say, 'That’s art!'. There’s a sensitivity chip that’s missing." Fifteen years later, after the two were photographed chatting amiably in 2020, Aniston commented: "You know, Brad and I are buddies. Like, we're friends and we speak."

Nicolas Cage (1/7/1964, Capricorn Rabbit), Patricia Arquette (4/8/1968, Aries Monkey) : The two actors were married from 1995 to 2001. When Cage initially pursued Arquette in the 1980s, he reportedly asked her to provide a list of valuables he could obtain to prove his devotion—including a J.D. Salinger signature and a "black orchid"—many of which he provided. Nearly a decade later, they encountered one another again and were married within two weeks.

Whitney Houston (8/9/1963, Leo Rabbit), Alicia Keys (1/25/1981, Aquarius Monkey) : The two singers were close friends, with Houston acting as a mentor for Keys over many years. Speaking at Houston's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, Keys described their relationship as, "A beautiful friendship that was so genuine, and so sincere. We were kindred spirits and instant sisters." Keys recounted: "When I first met [Houston]...I was still in awe of this crazy world I was newly welcomed into, and she marched right up to me, and she said, 'You are gonna write a song for me.' I couldn’t believe it! Had the greatest voice of all time just demanded that of little ole me? I was shocked and completely overjoyed, and slightly scared."