FILE – Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza attend Lisa Edelstein’s birthday party at a private residence on May 21, 2016 in Silver Lake, California. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Aubrey Plaza’s husband, writer and director Jeff Baena, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 47 years old.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office confirmed his death and announced that his body was found at his home in Los Angeles on Friday. The cause of death was not immediately known. The department said the investigation is ongoing and a full report will not be available until the case is closed.
She is best known for Baena and Plaza Her breakout role in “Parks and Recreation” The two got married in 2021, but have been dating since 2011. Officials said they kept their relationship private. people.
A representative for Plaza responded to a request for comment with a link to an article about Baena’s death on the entertainment industry news site Deadline, according to the Associated Press.
Baena has appeared in more than a dozen films, most notably co-writing the 2004 film I Heart Huckabees, starring Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, and Naomi Watts. It is credited as a home. In 2014, he wrote and directed the zombie comedy Life After Beth, starring Plaza. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
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He also wrote and directed A Little Hour, which was nominated for the Audience Award at the 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival. His 2020 film “Horse Girl” premiered at Sundance in 2020 and was released on Netflix.
In 2021, Baena released “Cinema Toast” on Showtime, marking Plaza’s directorial debut.
