People And Entertainment

Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni are engaged

Cynthia Nixon is engaged to her partner, Christine Marinoni.

Charlotte Burke, a representative for the Sex and the City actress, confirmed the engagement. No other details were given.

Nixon showed off an engagement ring at an ActionMarriage Equality rally in midtown Manhattan on Sunday.

She has two children from her relationship with photographer Danny Mozes.

Will Ferrell, Pearl Jam set for O'Brien's first 'Tonight Show'

Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam will be part of Conan O'Brien's first Tonight Show.

Ferrell joined O'Brien in February for his final Late Night show in New York. Now the actor-comedian will help O'Brien kick off his tenure on Tonight in Los Angeles.

Pearl Jam will be the first band on O'Brien's show, playing songs from a forthcoming studio album, NBC said.

O'Brien takes over the late-night show on June 1, after Jay Leno wraps up his 17-year run as Tonight host on May 29. Leno is moving to a daily prime-time series for NBC in the fall.

'Dollhouse,' other freshmen dramas renewed by Fox

The most surprising "news" at Fox could be the renewal of Dollhouse for 13 more episodes. The Joss Whedon drama had terrible ratings, but young viewers tended to TiVo and watch later or download off the Web, which Fox thinks it can make something out of.

Meanwhile, a last-minute deal between producers and network will also bring Bones back next year. Human Target is Fox's new best hope as hot new action-adventure series next fall.

Look for Fox to make a big deal out of the fact that all three of its freshmen dramas survived - Lie to Me, Dollhouse and Fringe.

- David Zurawik

Birthdays

PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer, 75

TV personality David Hartman, 74

Actor James Fox, 70

Actress Nancy Kwan, 70

Author-director Nora Ephron, 68

Musician Pete Townshend, 64

Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top, 60

Drummer Phil Rudd of AC/DC, 55