Aubrey Plaza’s husband has been found dead (Image: Getty)
Aubrey Plaza’s husband Jeff Baena has been found dead aged 47.
Baena, who tied the knot with actress Plaza in 2020, was reportedly found dead at his home in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles police received a phone call from Baena’s assistant on Friday morning at around 10:30am and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to .
His cause of death is yet to be revealed.
The screenwriter and film director is best known for his work on Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020) and Spin Me Round (2022).
Baena moved to LA to launch his career after graduating from New York University with a film degree.
He became a production assistant for Robert Zemeckis, contributing to several films, and subsequently served as an assistant editor for writer-director David O. Russell.
Baena co-wrote I Heart Huckabees which was nominated for the Gotham Award for Best Feature in 2004. He made his directorial debut with Life After Beth, which he also wrote, in 2014.
The filmmaker went on to write and direct Joshy, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.
Baena met Plaza, 40, in 2011 and the couple kept their relationship mostly out of the limelight.
In 2021, Plaza revealed that they had gotten married when she referred to him as “my husband” in an post.
She wrote: “So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to italia to cause some more trouble. Excited to be reunited with the amazing @alisonbrie (who also co-wrote this one!).”
The American comedian told in November 2022 that the two quietly wed in 2020 during a quick ceremony.
Baena is survived by his wife, mum Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern, dad Scott Baena and stepmother Michele Baena, brother Brad Baena and stepsister and stepbrother Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman.
The family have asked for privacy as they attempt to cope with Baena’s sudden death.
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