Jeff Baena, a author and director who was additionally married to actress Aubrey Plaza, has handed away from what legislation enforcement officers consider to have been a suicide.
He was 47 years outdated.
Jeff Baena takes half in a Q&A following the “Spin Me Round” premiere throughout the 2022 SXSW Convention and Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 12, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Picture by Michael Loccisano/Getty Photos for SXSW)
Baena was seemingly greatest recognized for guiding the horror-comedy “Life After Beth,” the darkish comedy “Joshy” and likewise for co-writing the cult basic “I Heart Huckabees” with filmmaker David O. Russell.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed this tragedy early on Saturday morning.
Baena was born and raised in Miami and later attended movie college at New York College … he then moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduating to begin his profession in leisure.
General, he has directed and/or written over a dozen characteristic movies.
Jeff Baena of ‘Horse Girl’ attends the IMDb Studio at Acura Pageant Village on location on the 2020 Sundance Movie Pageant â Day 3 on January 26, 2020 in Park Metropolis, Utah. (Picture by Wealthy Polk/Getty Photos for IMDb)
Baena started courting Plaza in again in 2011.
The spouses saved their relationship extraordinarily non-public over time, by no means even saying their engagement or their marriage ceremony.
It wasn’t till Plaza referred to Baena as her “darling husband” in an Instagram submit in Might 2021 that most individuals even knew they’d turn into husband and spouse.
Jeff Baena of “Horse Girl” indicators the Heineken bottle sculpture at TheWrap Studio at Sundance Movie Pageant on January 26, 2020 in Park Metropolis, Utah. (Picture by Joe Scarnici/Getty Photos for Heineken)
In line with varied sources, 47-year-old was found in his house by an assistant.
The decision reporting his demise got here in round 10:30 p.m. Friday night; the county medical expert has not formally decided the trigger.
In the event you or somebody you recognize is contemplating suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Disaster Lifeline by dialing 988, textual content “STRENGTH” to the Disaster Textual content Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.
