Jonathan Cainer

Who is Jonathan Cainer?

Jonathan Cainer is a British sun-sign astrologer.

He started his first astrology column in the magazine Today in March 1986 – 1992. He worked at the Daily Mail for seven years, 1992–1999. He then worked for the Daily Express in 2000. He then left and joined The Mirror from 2001 to 2004 but returned to the Daily Mail where he still writes their astrology column. He writes over 25,000 words a week. He is the father to six children.

In 1991 Cainer appeared on the British television show James Randi: Psychic Investigator to prove the validity of astrology. On the show the noted conjurer and skeptic, James Randi, investigated paranormal claims on stage in front of an audience of both believers and skeptics. Center front in the audience were two celebrities Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, both vocal atheists and skeptics on all things supernatural and paranormal. Randi gave Cainer the birth date and birth location of an audience member, and to thwart potential trickery, Randi did not reveal the audience member's identity. The audience member, as revealed by Randi after Cainer's reading, was Laurie, who was not impressed. Cainer hit only two facts about Laurie, his going to university and having a sense of humor. Fry, with Laurie agreeing, mocked Cainer's facts telling him that there is nothing impressive about them, as they are both vague and can describe a very large number of people.