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CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)

AQUARIUS
(Jan. 21-Feb.19)

PISCES
(Feb.20-March 20)

ARIES
(March 21 - April 20)

TAURUS
(April 21 - May 21)

GEMINI
(May 22- June 21)

CANCER
(June 22 - July 23)

LEO
(July 24 - Aug. 23)

VIRGO
(Aug. 24 - Sept. 23)

LIBRA
(Sept. 24 - Oct. 23)

SCORPIO
(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)

SAGITTARIUS
(NOV. 23- DEC. 21)

GEMINI
(May 22- June 21)


	APOLO ANTON OHNO , athlete (skater) D.O.B.: 05/22/1982(Gemini)
	Mother: Caucasian-American Father: Japanese
	Interesting fact: At age 14, Ohno became the youngest U.S. short-track speed-skating champion ever; He is also a five-time medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno's parents divorced when he was an infant, so he was raised by his father, a hairstylist and owner of hairsalon, Yuki's Diffusion. Ohno has had little contact with his biological mother and as of 2002, has expressed no interest in knowing her or his older half-brother


	ADRIANA LIMA , model D.O.B.: 06/12/1981(Gemini)
	Background: French, Portuguese, Inidigenous Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian
	Interesting fact: She's the second best paid Brazilian model. The first is Gisele Bündchen. She was engaged to Lenny Kravitz In addition to her native Portuguese, Lima speaks English, French, and a bit of Italian. Lima was shy around boys when she was younger, not receiving her first kiss until she was 17 years old


	FAITH EVANS, singer-songwriter, record producer, author, actress D.O.B.: 06/10/1973 (Gemini)
	Mother: African-American Father: Italian-American
	Interesting fact: She was married to rapper Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, whom she married in 1994 two months after meeting at a photoshoot She became the first female artist to be signed to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment label in 1994, on which she released three platinum-certified studio albums between the years of 1995 and 2001


	MAGGIE Q., Actress/Model D.O.B.: 05/22/1979 (Gemini)
	Mother: Vietnamese Father: American of Polish, Irish, French-Canadian descent
	On her mixed background: Quigley said that filmmakers are often confused by her biracial background. “They think, ‘Wow, what is this? There’s this girl. She’s Asian, but she’s not," she told the Associated Press. "They’re really not sure where to put me." Interesting fact: She's a vegan and a strong supporter of PETA Asia-Pacific She starred alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III


	PHYLICIA RASHAD, Actress D.O.B.: 06/19/48 (Gemini)
	Mother: African-American Father: Cherokee Indian
	"I can't proceed as a human being and I certainly can't proceed as an artist if I focus on racism," she told the Los Angeles Times. "I learned that from my mother early on, who did everything to keep her young children from being permanently scarred. From her I learned that the spirit is much bigger than man-made law." Interesting fact: Phylicia Rashad and her choreographer/actress sister Debbie Allen grew up in Mexico - and speaks fluent Spanish - where her family moved to escape racism in the United States.


	LENNY KRAVITZ, Musician D.O.B.: 5/26/64 (Gemini)
	Mother: African-American, West Indian Father: Russian-Jewish descent
	On being mixed: "I'm really lucky. The only thing that was weird was when people asked me if I'd been bar mitzvahed. I remember once I went to Hebrew school with a friend of mine. I was nine or ten and I had this big-ass Michael Jackson Afro. Anytime I went to temple, it was like, Okay, how am I going to get the yarmulke to stay on?" I remember in first grade some kid saying, 'Your dad's white!" which rang out as this major statement," he told Deep Joy magazine. "But my mom sat me down and said, 'Look, I'm black. I'm West Indian and African-American. Your father's Jewish and he's white. I want you to be proud of both sides. You're just as much one as the other. But society says you're black.' She taught me to be proud of what you are. Know that you are both. Embrace it. Interesting fact: He is the son of Roxie Roker, best known for her role as Helen Willis in the TV sitcom The Jeffersons. Kravitz won the Grammy award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" for four years in a row, from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in the category.


	PETE WENTZ, Musician/Director/Lyricist D.O.B.: 06/05/1979 (Gemini)
	Mother: Hawaiian and Indian Father: Caucasian
	Interesting fact: Most famous for his work with the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy Wentz has bipolar disorder Wentz is married to Ashlee Simpson and they have a son named Bronx Mowgli Wentz.


	GLORIA REUBEN, Actress/Singer D.O.B.: 06/09/1964 (Gemini)
	Mother: Jamaican, Black Father: Caucasian
	On her mixed background: She told Joanna Schneller in US that her siblings were "all different shades," which made it difficult growing up London, Ontario, a rather segregated, conservative area. She was crowned "Miss Black Ontario" in 1986, a title that was lessened when people questioned her racial background and claimed she didn't truly represent the "black" experience. She states that she is Jamaican-Canadian, and not African-American. Interesting fact: Reuben is best known for her role as Jeanie Boulet, an HIV-infected physician assistant on the TV Series ER, which led to her passion to become an HIV/AIDS activist in real life.


	PAULA ABDUL, Singer/Entertainer/Judge on American Idol D.O.B.: 06/19/1962 (Gemini)
	Mother: French-Canadian, Jewish Father: Syrian, Raised in Brazil
	On her mixed background "Abdul says that unrelenting curiosity about her ethnicity doesn't annoy her," according to Ebony magazine. "Instead she gladly responds to the numerous questions about whether she is Black, White or Hispanic." "I feel fortunate that I'm embraced by everyone, that everyone can identify with me--on a dance level, on a creative level, having a multifaceted career, a multi-ethnic background, too. Kids of all backgrounds say, 'You inspire me,' and that makes me feel great."


	MICHAELA CONLIN, Actress D.O.B.: 06/09/1978 (Gemini)
	Mother: Chinese Father: Irish
	Interesting fact: Conlin is best known for her role on the TV Series, Bones She studied acting at NYU Tisch School of Arts.


	TAMI CHYNN, Singer D.O.B.: 06/14/1984 (Gemini)
	Mother: African-Jamaican, half British Father: Mongolian descent with Cherokee ancestry
	Interesting fact: She toured with fellow Jamaican artist Shaggy as a back up dancer on his Caught Red Handed Tour In March 2006 she was nominated for Best New Entertainer Award at the International Reggae and World Music Awards but lost the award to reggae artist Matisyahu


	LEXA DOIG, Actress D.O.B.: 06/08/1973 (Gemini)
	Mother: Filipina Father: English-Scottish
	Interesting fact: Best known for her role as Rommie in the science fiction TV series Andromeda and had a recurring character on Stargate SG-1; Dropped out of high school to pursue acting;



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