Jeff Baena, filmmaker and husband of Aubrey Plaza, dead at 47

Indie screenwriter and director Jeff Baena has died at 47 years previous. Representatives for Baena’s spouse, “Parks and Rec” star Aubrey Plaza,” directed CBS Information to a report of Baena’s demise by Deadline. 

A reason behind demise has not but been revealed. 

Baena is finest recognized for the 2014 comedy “Life After Beth,” which starred Plaza, and his work co-writing 2004’s “I Coronary heart Huckabees,” in response to his IMDB web page. Extra just lately, he created, wrote, directed and govt produced Showtime’s 2021 collection “Cinema Toast” and wrote, directed and produced the 2022 film “Spin Me Spherical.” 

Baena and Plaza, 40, wed in 2021. The pair incessantly collaborated on his tasks. Plaza opened up in regards to the wedding ceremony on The Ellen Present, describing the ceremony as an impromptu occasion held of their yard whereas they have been sheltering in place through the COVID-19 pandemic. The marriage was held on their tenth anniversary collectively, Plaza stated. 

“I simply stated ‘It is our 10-year anniversary, we should always do one thing, get an ice cream cone, , do one thing particular. After which I joked about getting married and he is like ‘Nicely, we most likely could not get married that quick,'” she stated. “He was like ‘We most likely could not get married that quick.’ I stated ‘Would not or not it’s good to get married on our precise anniversary? After which I Googled it, and I discovered OneHourMarriage.com, after which I referred to as round 5 p.m., and I stated ‘Are you able to are available an hour and marry me in our yard?'” 

He’s survived by Plaza, his mom Barbara Stern, his stepfather Roger Stern, his father Scott Baena, his stepmother Michele Baena, and his brother Brad Baena and stepsiblings Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman, in response to Deadline.