Death Cab for Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard is engaged to actress Zooey Deschanel according to MTV. Deschanel also is a musician and singer for the group She & Him.

Deschanel had previously dated actor/musician Jason Schwartzman and Mickey Madden from Maroon Five. Various Web sites are reporting that the couple have been dating for almost a year, and they shared the stage together — dueting on a cover of the Everly Brothers’ “Dream” — at an Obama fundraiser in August.

Deschanel’s She & Him released their debut album on indie stalwart Merge Records earlier this year. Gibbard’s Death Cab released a string of albums on tiny Barsuk Records from 1998-2004 (not to mention the ultra-successful Postal Service album Give Up on Sub Pop in ‘03) until making the leap to the majors with 2005’s Plans.

As an actress Deschanel has appeared in Elf, Yes Man, The Happening and 500 Days of Summer.

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