OTTAWA SUN, 2000

He's been known to bring rotting roadkill as a "gift" and she's not shy about baring her breasts on national TV.

The only question is how crazy will nutty Ottawa funnyman Tom Green and sultry starlet Drew Barrymore's wedding be.

�The couple's publicists last night both confirmed the pair plan to tie the knot.

�"Yes, it's true," Green's rep Ann Gurrola said. "They are definitely engaged."

�Only weeks ago Tinseltown was abuzz with rumours the pair were on the rocks.

�But the Colonel By High School alumnus turned internationally-known shock comic proposed a few days ago.

�The couple began dating in January after the 28-year-old prankster moved from New York to Los Angeles to work on MTV's Tom Green Show -- the offshoot of his one-time work at Rogers Community 22 locally.

�Barrymore called to ask Green if he was interested in a cameo role in her Charlie's Angels big-screen remake and they dined together following the shoot.

�"There seemed to be a thing between us -- I asked her out," Green later told US Weekly. "It was all pretty unbelievable to me."

�But their bliss was shattered within weeks when Green was diagnosed with testicular cancer last March.

�Barrymore -- who was catapulted to fame at the age of seven in the film blockbuster E.T. -- stood by her man during the rough span.

�Although they'd only been an item for three months, Green listed Barrymore as the sole recipient of his sperm sample prior to his surgery -- which cost him his right testicle and lymph nodes.

�The outrageous pair then attended the Academy Awards together only days after suffering through the painful procedure.

�"It was an interesting way to get to know a girlfriend," he later lamented.

�Now cured, the gross-out comedian soon after established a special fund to raise cash and awareness for the disease and had MTV capture the surgery on film for his show.

�A month earlier, Green captivated the capital when he arrived with ex-White House intern and pal Monica Lewinsky for a publicity stunt.

�It'll be the second marriage for Barrymore, who once flashed her breasts while on the air with talk-show host David Letterman. She wed Jeremy Thomas in 1994 -- they divorced after a year -- and has been linked with movie actors Luke Wilson and Val Kilmer.

�Green -- who thanked late-night CTV comic Mike Bullard for an invite to his program with a maggot-filled raccoon -- most recently appeared in the Hollywood hit Road Trip.

�A wedding date has not been set yet.