Aubrey Plaza’s husband Jeff Baena is mourned following death at 47: ‘I will be grateful for his wit and talent’
Tributes have poured in for Aubrey Plaza’s husband Jeff Baena, known for writing and directing Life After Beth and Horse Girl, following his shocking death at the age of 47.
In the wake of his loss, fans expressed their devastation over his passing, which was confirmed by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office a day after his body was discovered at a Los Angeles home on Friday.
The family has now said this Term that they are devastated by the news and ask for privacy at this time.
“Jeff Baena was a truly talented director and writer. He made some of my favorite films and I will forever be grateful for his humor and talent. he will be missed,” one fan tweeted.
Another X user wrote: ”Jeff’s films brought me so much comfort. that was my little indie filmmaker. Honestly can’t believe it. RIP Jeff Baena.”
‘RIP Jeff Baena. His films have truly brought me so much comfort and I will never forget them. I can’t even imagine how friends and family must be feeling, but I’m sending them love,” a third wrote.
Tributes have poured in for Aubrey Plaza’s husband Jeff Baena, known for writing and directing Life After Beth and Horse Girl, following his shocking death at the age of 47; seen in 2014
A fourth added: “I loved Jeff Baena’s movies. The Little Hours was my favorite movie when I was sixteen and figuring out my sexuality.”
Others took to social media to send love to Plaza and his family during this difficult time.
“I hope she’s doing so well,” one person wrote, while others warned people to “be respectful” as their loved ones grieve.
Baena was found dead by an assistant in his LA home around 10:30 a.m. on Friday.
The Life After Beth director was pronounced dead at the scene.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Baena and the police for comment.
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.
In the wake of his loss, fans expressed their devastation over his passing, which was confirmed by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office a day after his body was discovered at a Los Angeles home on Friday.
“Jeff Baena was a truly talented director and writer. He made some of my favorite films and I will forever be grateful for his humor and talent. he will be missed,” one fan tweeted
Another X user wrote: ”Jeff’s films brought me so much comfort. that was my little indie filmmaker. Honestly can’t believe it. RIP Jeff Baena’
‘RIP Jeff Baena. His films have truly brought me so much comfort and I will never forget them. I can’t even imagine how friends and family must be feeling, but I’m sending them love,” a third wrote
Others took to social media to send love to Plaza and his family during this difficult time
“I hope she’s doing so well,” one person wrote, while others warned people to “be respectful” as his loved ones grieve
Another said, “I loved Jeff Baena’s movies. The Little Hours was my favorite movie when I was 16 and figuring out my sexuality.”
He is best known for directing Life After Beth, his directorial debut and starring Plaza, and The Little Hours.
He 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.
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 May 2021, ten years after they met in 2011, keeping their relationship largely out of the spotlight.
Plaza has not commented publicly on her husband’s death.
Baena was found dead by an aide in his LA home around 10:30 a.m. Friday and pronounced dead at the scene; seen in 2017
The actress’s latest Instagram post with her husband showed how “proud” she was of him.
In her last post with Baena, shared in May 2021, the award-winning actress praised her “sweet husband.”
“So proud of my sweet husband @jeffbaena for coming up with another movie that takes us to Italy to cause even more trouble,” she captioned the post.
The heartbreaking final post together saw the star couple gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes and was accompanied by screenshots from a Deadline article detailing their “new assignment”: the 2022 film Spin Me Round.
Baena is survived by his wife, his mother Barbra Stern, stepfather Roger Stern, his stepmother Michele Baena, his brother Brad Baena and his step-siblings Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman.