Mark Kermode: Film Critic, Famed Ranter and Wittertainer
Sun: Cancer
Ascendant: Unknown
Moon: Cancer

Mark Kermode is more than just a film critic, he is a cult cultural phenomenon. If you are unaware of his work, you can listen to him on-line at BBC 5 Live with Simon Mayo on Friday Afternoons (there is also a podcast).

Any one as witty as he is has some Gemini somewhere. In fact, he has Mercury in its ruling sign of Gemini giving him a biting, searing sense of humour and wordplay. A good example of Kermodian verbal phrasing is his description of Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause as “the cinematic equivalent of tertiary syphilis.”

Neptune, the ruler of Cinema, is extremely prominent in his chart, and its placement in Scorpio can also point to his specialisation in horror movies.

He is especially known for his rants, and one of his most famous is for Pirates of the Caribbean 3, shown in the vodcast above.

Other July 2 Birthday Twins:

Christoph Willibald von Gluck, German Composer: 1714
Herman Hesse, Writer: 1877
René Lacoste, French Tennis Player and Designer: 1904
Thurgood Marshall, First African-American US Supreme Court Justice: 1908
Murry Wilson, Maniacal Father and Producer of The Beach Boys: 1917
Medgar Evers, Civil Rights Activist: 1925
Imelda Marcos, Shoe Lady of the Philippines: 1929
Dave Thomas, Fast Food Entrepreneur (Wendys): 1932
Richard Petty, Race Car Driver: 1937
Paul Williams, Singer (The Temptations): 1939
Ron Silver, Actor: 1946
Larry David, Television Producer (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm): 1947
Jerry Hall, Model and Mick Jagger Ex: 1956
José and Ozzie Canseco, Baseball Players: 1964
Michelle Branch, Singer: 1983
Ashley Tisdale, Actress: 1985
Lindsay Lohan, Actress: 1986

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