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Watertown Native Eliza Dushku Gets Engaged

The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actress and her boyfriend, a Boston real estate developer, announced the engagement on Instagram.

WATERTOWN, MA – Actress Eliza Dushku and boyfriend Peter Palandjian are engaged. The Watertown native, 36, announced her engagement to the 53-year-old Boston real estate developer on Instagram Thursday.

It is the first marriage for Dushku, a TV and film actress most famous for her role as Faith in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spinoffs. Dushku has also appeared in the shows "Dollhouse" and "Tru Calling," as well as films "This Boy's Life," "True Lies," "Bring It On" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back."

Palandjian, a former professional tennis player, has been at the helm of Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation since 1993. The company was founded by his father in 1959. Palandjian has four children from a previous marriage.

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#Ayo..! "YES!!" Absolutely, my love. #BostonBorn #BostonBred #BostonSoonToBeWed
A post shared by Official Eliza Dushku (@elizadushku) on Jun 15, 2017 at 1:40pm PDT

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons

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