Tragic cause of death is released for Aubrey Plaza’s film director husband Jeff Baena
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Filmmaker Jeff Baena died by suicide at the Los Angeles home he shared with his actress wife Aubrey Plaza, it has been confirmed.
In an update following his death on Friday, the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office said the 47-year-old died by hanging at their Los Feliz property.
His body was discovered by an assistant at the home they bought 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.
In an update following his death on Friday, the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office said the 47-year-old died by hanging at their Los Feliz property.
Baena was found dead by an assistant in his LA home around 10:30 a.m. on Friday. He is seen here next to his wife Aubrey Plaza
Baena’s family told them Term that they are devastated by the news and ask 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.
Before his television works, he directed and produced the Showtime series Cinema Toast. He co-directed the product with his wife.
Baena got into film after graduating from New York University with a film degree and moving to LA to launch his career
In her last post with Baena, shared in May 2021, the award-winning actress praised her ‘sweet husband’
He secretly married The White Lotus star in 2020, almost a decade after they met, keeping their relationship largely out of the spotlight.
Plaza has not commented publicly on her husband’s death.
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.