Jeff Baena was who? The husband of Aubrey Plaza was discovered deceased in her LA home.

Miami is where Jeff Baena was born and reared. Later, he relocated to Los Angeles and enrolled at New York University's film school.

Filmmaker Jeff Baena passed away at the age of 47. His most well-known works were Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), and The Little Hours (2017). The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reports that his body was discovered at a home in Los Angeles on Friday. It was not immediately clear what caused the death.

Jeff Baena was who?
He was married to Aubrey Plaza, who acted in his movies Life After Beth and The Little Hours, a 2017 black comedy set in a monastery from the 14th century. Miami is where Jeff was born and reared.After graduating from New York University's film school, he relocated to Los Angeles to start his career in entertainment.

In a 2017 interview with podcaster Marc Maron, Jeff, the son of a teacher and an attorney, revealed that his early exposure to Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 and Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange ignited his interest in movies. In an interview with Jim Alexander for the Reel Talker YouTube channel two years ago, he stated, "I was always drawn to left-of-center things."

Concerning Aubrey and Jeff
He described working with Aubrey, who starred in four of his five films, as "amazing" in the same interview. "The chances to collaborate, to make something artistic where we're both happy,Like, how uncommon is that? He had remarked, "I'm really lucky because she's down and so talented."

Before Audrey acted in his 2014 directing debut, the zombie comedy Life After Beth, he had been dating her for three years. In 2021, the couple tied the knot.

Regarding Jeff's movies
In addition to the aforementioned, Jeff has directed the dark comedy Spin Me Round in 2022, which starred Allison Brie, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Additionally, Allison and Jeff worked together on the 2020 psychological drama Horse Girl. In addition, he directed the dramedy Joshy, which starred Nick Kroll, Adam Pally, and Thomas Middleditch. Thomas was portrayed by Joshy as a man who meets up with pals months after his fiancée ends her life.

Additionally, he co-wrote the 2004 David O. Russell picture I Heart Huckabees, which humorously explored existentialism. Distributors including Netflix, IFC, and Lionsgate released his works, and they were screened at major film festivals like Sundance and South by Southwest.

Concerning Jeff's relatives
Audrey, his father, Scott Baena; stepmother, Michele Baena; mother, Barbara Stern; and stepfather, Roger Stern, survive him. Jed Fluxman and Bianca Gabay are his stepsiblings as well. His death's circumstances were still unknown on Saturday, and the office stated that it was looking into the matter and would not provide a complete report until the investigation was resolved.