Celeb Birthdays: April 10

Someone named Amanda "AJ" Michalka of some entity called Aly & AJ is 17.

Actor Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense) is 20. See Haley Joel Osment's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Classical singer Hayley Westenra is 21.

Singer-actress Mandy Moore is 24. We haven't heard much from M.Mo lately, have we? What up with her? Read CelebAstroBlogy posts about Mandy Moore

Actor Ryan Merriman (Final Destination 3) is 25. See Ryan Merriman's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Actress Chyler Leigh (Grey's Anatomy) is 26. See Chyler Leigh's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor Michael Pitt is 26. See Michael Pitt's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor Charlie Hunnam (Undeclared) is 28. I never watched that show, and I need to Netflix it as soon as discs 5 and 6 of Freaks and Geeks are finished, which will sadly be all too soon. See Charlie Hunnam's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

It is so appropriate that hockey player Sean Avery is an Aries, seeing as how he has all the classic attributes like being impulsive, impetuous, aggressive, hotheaded, always butting heads with people, and so on. Not that I'm complaining! I love Avery, though not quite as much as he loves himself. Anyway, he will surely have a happy 28th today after scoring that AWESOME goal last night! What an insane game! GO RANGERS!!!

Singer Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional is 33.

Rapper Q-Tip is 38. We haven't heard much from him lately either, have we?

R&B singer Kenny Lattimore is 38.

Guitarist Mike Mushok of the utterly useless Staind is 38.

Actor-comedian Orlando Jones is 40. I like him because he was in Office Space, and also that movie with David Duchovny about the aliens. No, not the X-Files movie, duh. See Orlando Jones's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Guitarist Warren DeMartini of Ratt is 45.

Singer Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves is 48. I apologize for the fact that you now have "Walking on Sunshine" stuck in your head.

Musician Brian Setzer is 49. I apologize for the fact that you now have either "Stray Cat Strut" or "Jump, Jive and Wail" stuck in your head. What was up with that whole swing-dancing thing, anyway? See Brian Setzer's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Musician-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds hits 50 today, so we might well suspect that his baby face is presently preserved by Botox.

Actor Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal) is 54. See Peter MacNicol's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

"Action" "star" and total douche Steven Seagal is 57. See Steven Seagal's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 61. See Bunny Wailer's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Football commentator Don Meredith is 70, while football commentator John Madden is 82. Just in case anyone cares. See Don Meredith's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Actor Omar Sharif, who is evidently still alive, is 76. See Omar Sharif's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Actor Max von Sydow is 79. See Max von Sydow's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor Harry Morgan of my most hated show, M*A*S*H, is 93.

Birth dates from IMDB.com and/or Wikipedia. Please email me any corrections, additions or—especially appreciated!—exact birth times.

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Mandy Moore: Better Off Without Braff

I wanted so badly to dismiss my misgivings about that clever but weasely Zach Braff and whether he was treating my beloved Mandy Moore right. But now there is no more room for denial. As longtime readers will recall, back in April I expressed concerns over whether Zach and Mandy, both Aries, were too individualistic to make it work with each other. Now comes word that they have broken up and Zach is already showing himself to be an utter cad:

Scrubs star Zach Braff and Mandy Moore have ended their relationship.... mainly due to the nine-year age gap between them. Us Weekly West Coast Editor Ian Drew says, "They both decided that after two years, Mandy was a little young. Zach was ready for something different and they wanted to just kind of test the waters a little bit. It was an amicable break." A source tells the American magazine, "Mandy was very young when they got together and she wanted to see what's out there, now that she's a woman. Zach was mature and realized it is time to let her do that." .... The 31-year-old Garden State star has wasted no time moving on, he was recently seen partying with pals at Hollywood hot spot Hyde on June 8 and unsuccessfully romancing Jessica Simpson. {Source: IMDB}

First of all, Jessica Simpson? As if! Secondly, I'm not so sure about this "amicable break" thing. As I mentioned in my earlier post on Z&M, all Zach's Aries planets could make him self-centered and impulsive. ~ See Zach Braff's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time) I can't help considering PerezHilton.com's allegations that Zach cheated on Mandy {Source}, which seems believably consistent with the actions of men who somehow manage to land women they don't deserve. (See also: Halle Berry's ex.)

Lately, transiting Jupiter (growth and expansion) has been retrograding over Mandy's natal Saturn (life lessons), while Venus (relationships) opposes Saturn and Mercury (thought and communication) trines it. ~ See Mandy Moore's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time) Mandy has been doing a lot of thinking about what she wants in the long term and what commitment and loyalty mean to her. She may have decided that she values herself too much to continue putting energy into the relationship. With the Jupiter aspect, she is indeed interested in exploring other possibilities as she grows and evolves.

Unlike insta-rebound Zach, Mandy may take some time to figure out how she can learn from the breakup as Jupiter retrogrades over her Saturn and opposes her natal Mercury. Jupiter will station in July and make a direct conjunction to Mandy's Saturn in early September, perhaps signalling her readiness to move on. (This timetable would accord neatly with the month-for-every-year formula for getting over a breakup.)

Zach is actually going through his Venus return right now, meaning Venus is on the same point as in his natal chart. This isn't a long-lived aspect (it's in effect for a matter of days), but as it coincides with the outing of their breakup, it does connote a moment of coming to terms with his own relationship style and perhaps a "don't know what you've got till it's gone" epiphany of sorts.

I hope that both of them do learn something from this and that Mandy never again dates someone who doesn't deserve her, no matter how well-received his quirky indie movies may be. Come September, I'd like to see her with a sweet Libra guy or maybe a Leo. Any suggestions for the lovely Miss M? Email me or post a comment.

Related: Mandy Moore and Zach Braff: Two Aries in a Pod (4/14/06)

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Mandy Moore and Zach Braff: Two Aries in a Pod

Miss Mandy Moore and her fiancé Zach Braff both celebrated birthdays this week. (See Mandy Moore's birth chart; see Zach Braff's birth chart; both Astrotheme, no birth time) Because I love Mandy and just want her to be happy, and I'm just not sure about that Zach treating her right, I thought I'd see what's up with this double-Aries couple.

Since they were born within a few days of each other, Mandy and Zach have their Suns a few degrees apart in Aries, which right away shows their core personalities are similar. Zach's Mercury (communication) in Aries is almost exactly conjunct Mandy's Venus (relationships and values), and conversely, while Zach's Venus and Mandy's Mercury are not conjunct, they are both in Taurus.

As happens all too often with these pesky privacy-craving public figures, I am stymied by lack of an exact birth time for either party, and hence inability to determine the relationship of their two Moons, which describes how they relate emotionally. But whether or not their Moons are in contact by aspect, they are likely in opposite signs (Mandy, Leo; Zach, Aquarius), which is always a good indicator for a romantic connection, as opposite Moon signs balance each other emotionally.

So, this couple seems to be pretty darn simpatico, and with Mandy's Jupiter (growth and expansion) in ambitious Capricorn opposite Zach's Saturn, there may be serious long-term commitment potential here. Saturn contacts between two charts tend to suggest a binding, enduring connection between two people. However, there is some chance this contact could go the other way, with Zach feeling defensive and protective about Mandy's eagerness to settle down for the long haul. Her Saturn in Aries inconjuncts his Sun in Aries, which suggests that to make a deep emotional commitment to her, he will need to make some adjustments to his independent, do-whatever-he-wants lifestyle. (For a dorky-looking guy, he seems to have quite a way with the ladies. With Mercury conjunct Jupiter, he must be able to seduce them with his doesn't-miss-a-beat wit and a healthy dose of cockiness.)

My main concern about Zach and Mandy's endurance potential is that they may be too similar. Aries really, really like getting their own way, and, in case you were wondering, they equally dislike not getting their own way. Two Aries together will get along great as long as they're headed in the same direction by choice. But as soon as they want different things, two Rams will tend to butt heads. Compromise is not a concept that comes naturally to them.

Now, in Zach and Mandy's composite chart, the Sun, Mercury and Venus are all together in Aries, which again means that when they present a united front they're almost unstoppable -- but if there are any divisive points between them, they may be unable to work toward a compromise. Aries are also known for being impulsive and impetuous, better at starting new projects than seeing them through, and it may be that Mandy and Zach, as a couple, don't have the perseverance to stick it out through the work it takes to build a lasting relationship.

Biased as this may sound coming from someone who plays for the Bulls (in the zodiacal sense, as opposed to the sense of being tall and having hand-eye coordination), it's their Taurus planets that could save them -- with Zach's Venus in Taurus, he is loyal and craves security when it comes to relationships, while Mandy's Mercury in Taurus gives her a bit more patience and willingness to talk things out than the average Aries. In the composite chart, the Moon is almost certainly in Taurus, although its exact position cannot be pinned down due to their uncertain birth times. It may be that their emotional commitment to each other is deep enough to sustain them through the Aries flare-ups… or it could be that neither Ram has the dedication to stick it out with someone who's equally strong-willed, opinionated and temper-prone. If anyone happens to know Zach's or Mandy's birth time, puh-leeeeze email me, as the Moon aspects and rising signs could be make-or-break factors for this couple. Mandy, if you're reading this, call your mom ASAP and ask her to check your birth certificate. I just want you to be happy!

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Celeb Birthdays: April 10

Awkwardly transitioning child actor Haley Joel Osment turns 18. See Haley Joel Osment's astrological chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Mandy Moore turns 22 today -- stay tuned for an analysis of her relationship with fiancé Zach Braff. See Mandy Moore's astrological chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Michael Pitt, who has played serial killers but will always be Jen's Dawson's Creek boy-toy to me, turns 25.See Michael Pitt's astrological chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Rappers Q-Tip, of A Tribe Called Quest, and Psycho Les, of the Beatnuts, both turn 36 today. 36

Actor-comedian Orlando Jones is 38.

Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats and that brief, ill-conceived late-'90s swing revival, turns 47.See Brian Setzer's astrological chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

R&B singer-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is 48.

Hint for Steven Seagal, 55: If you use Buddhism as a method of self-aggrandizement (e.g. "I'm so the reincarnation of, like, this big-time lama"), you have probably missed the point of Buddhism. With that Aries Sun–Leo Ascendant trine, no wonder he's so full of himself. See Steven Seagal's astrological chart (Astrotheme)

Actor Omar Sharif is 74. Dig that Sun-Mercury-Uranus conjunction in Aries -- I would not want to piss him off. See Omar Sharif's astrological chart (Astrotheme)

Max von Sydow, 77, has been in a million movies, but to me he will always be Emperor Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon. See Max von Sydow's astrological chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Birth dates from IMDB.com. Please email me any corrections, additions or -- especially appreciated! -- exact birth times.

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