Jeff Baena, 47-year-old director and screenwriter, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on January 3.
Director and screenwriter Jeff Baena died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 47 years old. Jeff Baena, known for the films Life after Beth et The little hours (The good sisters in French), was the husband of the actress Aubrey Plaza.
The filmmaker died Friday at his home in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, Variety reports. According to TMZ, which revealed the information, the police and firefighters went to his home Friday morning to observe his death. It was his assistant who found it. The causes of his death are still unknown.
New York University Film School graduate Jeff Baena worked with directors Robert Zemeckis and David O. Russell as a production assistant.
Screenwriter for David O. Russell
He thus co-wrote with David O. Russell the screenplay for J’adore Huckabeesin 2004, with Jason Schwarzman, Dustin Hoffman, Naomi Watts and Jude Law.
His first achievement is Life after Bethwith Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly and Dane DeHaan, in 2014. We also owe him the films Bachelor partyin 2016, Horse Girlwith Alison Brie, in 2020 and Spin Me Roundin 2022, with Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza.
In May 2021, Aubrey Plaza, revealed by the series Parks & Recreationwho had shared his life for several years, revealed in an Instagram message that they were married.
