Aubrey Plaza was scheduled to present at the 2025 Golden Globes ahead of husband Jeff Baena’s death
Aubrey Plaza was set to present at the 2025 Golden Globes ahead of her husband Jeff Baena’s tragic death at the age of 47 on Friday.
Earlier this week, the 40-year-old actress was announced among stars including Andrew Garfield, Demi Moore, Gal Gadot and Nicolas Cage who will take the stage at the awards show’s 82nd annual ceremony on Sunday.
It’s highly unlikely that the Parks and Recreation star will still host or attend the Golden Globes, which will take place just two days after her husband’s death.
DailyMail.com contacted its representatives but did not hear back.
Plaza has not commented publicly on her husband’s death.
Last year, the actress earned her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Television Series/Movie for her role as Harper Spiller in White Lotus.
Aubrey Plaza was scheduled to present at the 2025 Golden Globes ahead of her husband Jeff Baena’s tragic death at age 47 on Friday; seen on December 2, 2024
Baena’s body was discovered Friday by an assistant at the Los Feliz property they purchased in 2022 and officers responded to the home at 10:25 a.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department told DailyMail.com.
“The death of an approximately 47-year-old man was confirmed, no transportation,” they said in a statement.
“We responded to the 2100 block of Fern Dale Place for a death investigation. Officers responded to a male deceased,” the Los Angeles Police Department added to DailyMail.com. The Life After Beth director was pronounced dead at the scene.
Baena’s family told Deadline they are devastated by the news and are asking for privacy at this time.
Baena got into film after graduating from New York University with a film degree and moving to LA to launch his career.
He worked at a low level for major directors, including Robert Zemeckis and David O. Russell, as he gained a foothold in the industry. He worked as a production assistant for Zemeckis and as an assistant editor for Russell.
He is best known for directing Life After Beth, his directorial debut, which starred Plaza, and The Little Hours.
Baena also co-wrote I Heart Huckabees, which was nominated for a 2004 Gotham Award for Best Feature Film.
He also wrote Life After Beth, which premiered at Sundance in 2014. His film Joshy also premiered at the famous festival and was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize.
The Miami native also worked on Horse Girl and Spin Me Round.
Earlier this week, the actress, 40, was announced as one of the stars, including Andrew Garfield, Demi Moore, Gal Gadot and Nicolas Cage, who would take the stage during Sunday’s show at the award show’s 82nd annual ceremony (seen in 2017)
On Thursday, January 2, the Golden Globes’ Instagram account shared a photo of Plaza telling fans to attend her presentation at the ceremony this weekend.
Before his television works, he directed and produced the Showtime series Cinema Toast. He co-directed the product with his wife.
He secretly married The White Lotus star in 2020, almost a decade after they met, keeping their relationship largely out of the spotlight.
In September 2024, she made a rare comment about their marriage during an interview with Howard Stern.
In the radio program she spoke about maintaining friendships and relationships in her field.
It’s highly unlikely that the Parks and Recreation star will still host or attend the Golden Globes, which will take place just two days after her husband’s death; pictured in 2023
She has not commented publicly on her husband’s death
When Stern suggested that marrying a filmmaker instead of an actor was “better for.” [her]the Parks and Recreation alum agreed.
She also talked about how things are “happy” overall, despite Stern pulling out.
When Stern insinuated that her job “didn’t bring you the happiness you thought it would bring,” she said with a laugh, “It’s lonely at the top.”
In 2021, she also spoke fondly of him while talking about her work and life partners with him.
While appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show, she also spoke about their impromptu wedding during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, the actress earned her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Television Series/Movie for her role as Harper Spiller in White Lotus (pictured in 2022).
“It’s so amazing, it’s so complicated,” she told the talk show host and fellow actor.
“It’s extreme peaks and extreme, you know, complications. It’s very difficult to navigate, but we’ve been together for eleven years. We’re just struggling through it.’
She also shared how they got married in the tie-dye pajamas he made for them in their backyard during the pandemic.
That same year, she also told People that the Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened their relationship.
“We were quarantined for months like everyone else,” she said. ‘And we enjoyed it. I think, aside from all the catastrophic things happening in the world, on a personal level and on a relationship level, it was kind of nice to be forced to stay in one place for so long.”
Plaza recalled that they spontaneously tied the knot in front of an “altar of their love objects.”