Writer/director Jeff Baena (left) and actress Aubrey Baena pose for a portrait at Sundance Next Fest held at The Theater at Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Plaza. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Sundance NEXT)
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of los angeles county The coroner’s office has announced the official cause of death of Aubrey Plaza’s husband, writer/director Jeff Baena.
The coroner’s report listed Baena’s cause of death as suicide.
Previous coverage: Aubrey Plaza’s husband, director Jeff Baena, dies at 47: Report
The 47-year-old man was pronounced dead at his home in Los Angeles at 10:39 a.m. on January 3, authorities told The Associated Press. The office says a full report will not be available until the case is closed.
Baena was born on June 29, 1977 and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended film school at New York University and then moved to Los Angeles to begin his career.
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.
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.
In May 2021, the Parks and Recreation actress called Baena her “beloved husband” in a social media post. The two married the same year, according to the Associated Press.
“So proud of my beloved husband @jeffbaena for taking us to Italy and dreaming up another movie that causes even more trouble,” Plaza wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the two of them. Ta.
The 40-year-old actress rose to fame as April Ludgate in the television series Parks and Recreation and was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in The White Lotus.
Aubrey Plaza (left) and Jeff Trump attend the screening of “A Little Hour” during the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival at ArcLight Cinemas Culver City on June 19, 2017 in Culver City, California. Mr. Baena. (Photo by Jerrod Harris/Getty Images)
Plaza has not posted anything on social media recently about her husband’s death.
She will be a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday.
source: This article was reported with information from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office and the Los Angeles Police Department. FOX Television Stations, FOX News and The Associated Press contributed.
