Huge movie star's husband found dead at 47 - just three years after they married
The White Lotus actress Aubrey Plaza's husband Jeff Baena has been found dead in Los Angeles, it has been reported. Filmmaker Jeff, who was 47, married Aubrey in 2021. He was best known for working on independent movies including Life After Beth, Joshy and The Little Hours. Police are currently investigating the cause of death. According to TMZ, Los Angeles police and fire departments received a call from Jeff's assistant on Friday 3 January at approximately 10.30pm, and when police arrived he was confirmed dead.
Born and raised in Miami, he moved to New York for film school before beginning his career in Los Angeles. Jeff made his directorial debut with Life After Beth, a project he collaborated on with his wife. In a 2014 interview with Seensome, he shared his passion for directing, saying, "It's all I ever want to do; it felt really comfortable and fun. I've been a writer for twelve years now and it was always a means to an end, I never wanted to be a writer, I wanted to be a director so this was always my intention and it felt right."
Jeff and Aubrey, famous for her roles in TV series Parks and Recreation and The White Lotus and films including Black Bear and 2024's acclaimed My Old Ass, got married in 2021 after a decade-long relationship. While the couple has always kept their romance out of the public eye, Aubrey couldn't help but gush about her hubby in a chat with People, reports the Mirror.
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She shared: "I think that when you're with someone that is in your field, they understand what you're dealing with on a deeper level. So obviously you are able to support each other and really understand kind of the journey that we're both on."
Jeff and Aubrey worked on the 2022 movie The Little Hours together, and Jeff spoke about what it was like to work with his wife to Silver Screen Riot. "I don’t really bounce ideas off anyone, honestly. It’s not by choice, I’ve sort of created this insulated space. When I first came up, I co-wrote with somebody, so I was so used to bouncing ideas off of so I have that inner dialogue happening as opposed to externalizing. With Aubrey, it’s more about her character and what she’s going through and instead of the movie itself. But we don’t really collaborate in terms of co-writing stuff as of now."
