Celeb Birthdays: March 11

Actress Thora Birch of Ghost World is 25. Seriously, Thora, get a new agent! Why is Jessica Alba in movie after movie while you languish unfilmed? What is wrong with the world? See Thora Birch's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Twin tools Joel (pictured with baby-mama Nicole Richie) and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte are 26. I don't even know what to say about this thing with Benji and SWSNBN,FPFHHP (try fitting those initials on a tacky-ass blingy ring, buddy), except that their photo-op relationship is definitely feeding her horrible power in a most horrible manner, and that it is beyond creepy and bitchy to date your best friend's boyfriend's identical twin. At least I can console myself with the knowledge that consecutive-sign couples (say it with me, people) DO. NOT. WORK. Read CelebAstroBlogy posts about Joel Madden

Destiny's Child 1.0 member LeToya Luckett is also 26, should anyone care. See LeToya Luckett's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor David Anders (Heroes) is 27, as is rapper and grill-bedazzler Paul Wall. See David Anders' birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Author Christopher Rice is 30.

I'm not exactly sure what profession to characterize him as having these days -- it's certainly not "actor" -- but Johnny Knoxville is 37. See Johnny Knoxville's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor-director Terrence Howard is 39. See Terrence Howard's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Whiny, bespectacled '90s songstress Lisa Loeb is 40. See Lisa Loeb's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time),

Actor Wallace Langham of CSI is 43.

Actress Alex Kingston of ER, another acronym show I do not watch, is 45. See Alex Kingston's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time)

Actor Elias Koteas is 47. I don't really know who he is, but I think he's somebody.

German singer Nina Hagen is 53. See Nina Hagen's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Director of masterfully idiotic films Jerry Zucker is 58. See Jerry Zucker's birth chart (Astrotheme)

Bobby McFerrin, who is apparently still recording and perfoming (what's up with that?), is also 58.

I am appalled to realize that last year I somehow dropped the incomparable Marc Metcalf off the birthday list. I would like to once again remind everyone of his awesome oeuvre, which includes being the dickish guy in Animal House, the dickish guy in the Twisted Sister videos, and the dickish demon the Master in the first season of Buffy. "By the way, I like your dress." BEST!

Newsman Sam Donaldson is 74. See Sam Donaldson's birth chart (Astrotheme)

The Rupert of all evil, one Mr. Murdoch, is 77. See Rupert Murdoch's birth chart (Astrotheme)

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

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Harlow Madden's Birth Chart

Thanks to Reader T for bringing Harlow Winter Kate Madden's birth time to my attention. (And thanks to all the readers who have returned to CelebAstroBlogy with me -- it means a lot!) Proud papa Joel Madden has posted on his blog that Harlow, his daughter with celebutante Nicole Richie, was born at 3:13 PM on January 11, 2008 (in Los Angeles). Source (among others) So here is his newborn Capricorn's birth chart:

See Harlow Winter Kate Madden's birth chart (CelebAstroBlogy)

This child has a very interesting chart, with mutable signs on all four angles and planets conjuncting all the angles. Retrograde Mars in Gemini is conjunct the Ascendant from the 12th house, which could have her vacillating between outgoing and extremely shy and/or constantly changing her look and vibe.

And Pluto in the final degree of Sagittarius is in the 7th house conjunct the Descendant, which forbodes a lot of intensity in her intimate relationships. We're talking serious power struggles here.

Retrograde Saturn (the father) is in the 3rd house a degree away from the IC. Given that the Moon (the mother) is in the 9th house in a relatively loose conjunction with the Midheaven, this suggests that Nicole is the one who wears the pants in the family, while Joel is more of the nurturer figure. (The 10th house represents the parent who is the authoritarian or disciplinarian while the 4th shows the caretaker.)

Uranus is in the 10th house also conjuncting the Midheaven, which suggests some volatility around this parent. The 9th-house Moon in Pisces could suggest Nicole is restlessly floating around a lot, constantly traveling and drifting. (Following her baby-daddy on tour, perhaps?)

Moreover, Saturn/4th house is associated with hardship in the home life, hinting that despite material wealth Harlow might endure some form of deprivation. (After all, her parents did give away all her baby shower gifts to underprivileged children. How could they cruelly put other kids' needs before their own child's? Gawd!)

Congratulations to Nicole and Joel -- it really does seem like they've committed to making major lifestyle changes to be good parents to this baby. I genuinely send them good luck and well wishes. I'm just saying, if HWKM grew up to be a teenage drama queen like her mama, it would be kinda fun to watch. I already eagerly anticipate her stormy relationship with Max Bratman!

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Is Nicole Richie Really Pregnant?

Recently Nicole Richie and her boyfriend Joel Madden kicked up the pregnancy rumors a notch by purchasing a schwanky diaper bag. {Full story} So, as promised, here's an astrological analysis of the question of the hour: Does the food-phobic celebutante actually have a bun in the oven ... and if so, how is she dealing with it health-wise?

First let me start with the caveat that it is extremely difficult to look at pregnancy indicators in a natal horoscope, such as Nicole's, with an unknown birth time. The Moon and the 5th house are two important pregnancy indicators that cannot be pinpointed without a birth time. But I took a look at Nicole's chart just to see what is happening. There is certainly a lot of change, transformation and pressure in her life right now, but I'm not convinced that having a baby on the way has anything to do with it.

In her natal chart, Nicole has a surprising potential for nurturing and mothering, with her Virgo Sun conjunct the asteroid Ceres. This placement suggests that Nicole identifies with a mothering archetype and is a real caretaker.

But that does not necessarily mean the time to indulge her maternal tendencies is now. In Nicole's progressed chart, representing where a person's personality has evolved up to the present date, the Sun has moved out of orb of a conjunction with Ceres. Nowadays, progressed Ceres is closest to natal and progressed Saturn, and trine natal and progressed Chiron, which suggest barrenness and difficulty conceiving more than fertility. (A more auspicious time for pregnancy might have been two years ago, when the progressed Sun was conjunct progressed Jupiter, a planetary pregnancy indicator.)

Currently, Nicole is undergoing a profound transformation with Pluto squaring her Sun, as I first wrote about back in February 2006; her identity has morphed before our eyes. But the snakelike shedding-of-skin suggested by a hard Pluto-Sun aspect does not seem to me representative of the kind of psychic transformation that comes with parenthood. This, to me, says more about Nicole's grasping for fame and status over the past couple of years, and her utter and complete transfiguration, as her body wastes away (Pluto, signifying control issues, could suggest the rigorous self-discipline that many young women with eating issues are determined to maintain) and her personal style continues to change.

Transiting Jupiter currently trines Nicole's natal Mars and sextiles her Saturn. Again, without knowing the house placements it is difficult to pinpoint the significance of these transits, but the fact that Jupiter is aspecting archetypally "masculine" planets suggests that the luck and growth suggests that the good fortune and growth prospects it is bringing Nicole are not of a fertility-oriented nature.

Furthermore, transiting Saturn is aspecting the yod in Nicole's natal chart, suggesting the issues she presently has dealing with authority. Saturn is trine natal Neptune (substance abuse, unrealistic expectations), square Chiron (wounding), and sextile Pluto. With this aspect just getting tighter, and Nicole's sentencing date for her DUI case approaching, Nicole could face some serious punishment just like her BFF, SWSNBN,FPFHHP. And Saturn squaring Chiron could trigger Nicole's tendency to act self-destructive in order to feel in control. Whether or not she is pregnant, I'm concerned that she may not be taking the best care of her body.

It has been buzzed about that Nicole supposedly thinks being pregnant will keep her out of prison. Now, it seems to me that she could just as easily be creating the illusion (Neptune) of a pregnancy to gain sympathy from the authorities (Saturn) who have dominion over her fate (Pluto). Buying a diaper bag seems like a pretty blatant way to send the signal that she's knocked up, considering La Richie could have just sent out an assistant for it -- or waited until she actually has some diapers to put in the bag.

So, I'm not convinced that whatever's going on with Nicole's belly is a "baby bump." But that said, I hesitate to rule out the possibility of a pregnancy altogether without a birth time to do a really comprehensive reading. Sorry to be rather inconclusive, but ultimately we'll have to wait and see!

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden: Bad Influences on Each Other?

A reader recently requested a report on the rumor that Nicole Richie is pregnant -- with the very apropos follow-up question "If she is, is she taking care of herself?" And now comes word that in addition to an alleged bump, Nicole has been sporting major bling, sparking talk that she is engaged to cheesy Good Charlotte "rocker" Joel Madden. {Source} All this, while the threat of a jail sentence hangs over her head. Clearly, there's a lot going on with Nicole right now! There's so much to cover, this may well end up being Part I in a series of posts on the twiggy troublemaker.

For now, let's start with a look at her relationship with Joel. Based on their horoscopes, it seems to me that they may well be compatible as a couple, in that there is chemistry and attraction between them ... but whether the relationship is a healthy influence on Nicole is another question entirely.

First, her Venus in Scorpio trines his Mars in Pisces -- a good aspect for loving sexual relationships, one that suggests an easy-flowing romantic dynamic between them. See Nicole Richie's birth chart (Astrotheme, no birth time) ~ See Joel Madden's birth chart (Vega Attractions, no birth time)

Yet Nicole's Venus in Scorpio and Mars in Leo also form a passionate -- but volatile --T-square with his Venus in Aquarius. This again augurs good sexual chemistry ... but it may also hint that the relationship with Joel is stirring up the tendency toward relationship drama described by Nicole's Venus in Scorpio– Mars in Leo square.

Venus in Scorpio is extremely possessive and controlling, while Venus in Aquarius tends to be a little more distant and arm's-length. There have been many online reports about Joel getting annoyed with Nicole's constant calling and clinginess, and here we may well see the Scorpio/Aquarius Venus dynamic in action. Joel pulling away from her clinginess and possessiveness may in turn activate Nicole's Mars in Leo, which goes ballistic with a dramatic outburst designed to command attention.

Joel's Chiron in Taurus opposite Nicole's Venus, making a grand cross with Mars, is also troubling, as it suggests the relationship could be hurtful to her in some way, possibly stirring up insecurities about her body (Chiron in Taurus) or her femininity.

I'm a little nervous, too, about the grand trine between the Sun in Pisces, retrograde Jupiter in Cancer, and Uranus in Scorpio in Joel's chart, suggesting that while he is a creative being with a rebellious streak (albeit a cheesy one), he has a tendency to get out of control and possibly give in to self-destructive Piscean tendencies. For someone with Nicole's history of self-destructive behavior (drugs, eating issues), this might not be such a good influence.

Plus, her Sun sextiles his Jupiter, while her Uranus trines his Jupiter (much more closely than his natal trine), suggesting that she might egg on his excessive ways. These two malleable mutable signs may well vibe off each other, but a lot of emotional energy is stirred up when they're together, and I'm not sure it has anywhere to go but ping-pong back and forth between them, getting caught up in all those squares and oppositions.

Since this post has already become quite lengthy, we will indeed have to table the discussion of Nicole's possible pregnancy and prison sentence for a future installment of the Richie saga. Stay tuned!

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