her husband Jeff Baena died at the age of 47

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Aubrey Plaza is in mourning. The American actress and producer has just lost the love of her life, director and screenwriter Jeff Baena, reports the media TMZ.

Hollywood has been in mourning since the announcement of the death of Jeff Baena. As reported by the American media TMZ, the lifeless body of the 47-year-old director and filmmaker was reportedly found at his home in the Los Angeles area by an assistant. Law enforcement then confirmed to the tabloid that Aubrey Plaza’s husband killed himself. The filmmaker, known for his films Life After Beth et Horse Girlleaves behind his loved ones including his mother Barbara Stern, his father Scott Baena and his wife Aubrey Plaza.

Death of Jeff Baena: who was the director, also known as the husband of Aubrey Plaza?

Born in Miami, Florida, Jeff Baena took film classes at New York University and moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduation. He started his career by becoming the production assistant of Robert Zemeckis, the man behind the trilogy Back to the futureForrest Gump or even The Express Pole. In 2004, he participated in the writing of the comedy J’adore Huckabees by David O. Russell. The filmmaker then turned to directing by directing his partner Aubrey Plaza and John C. Reilly in the horror comedy Life After Beth. He continued his momentum by directing four other feature films, including the psychological drama Horse Girl (2020) on Netflix and the rom-com Spin Me Round (2022).

Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena: a beautiful love story born more than ten years ago

Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza started dating in 2011. Relatively discreet about their private life, the lovebirds rarely confided in their beautiful love story. The actress seen in Criminal minds had nevertheless made an exception by confirming their union on his social networks. In the caption of a series of photos published on Instagram, the star ofAgatha : All Along had written: “I’m so proud of my dear husband Jeff Baena for coming up with another movie that takes us to Italy to cause even more trouble.” Their spokesperson then confirmed to the site People that the couple had indeed united discreetly. After the movies Life After Beth et The Good SistersJeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza worked hand in hand during confinement on the development of the anthology series Cinema Toast in which Alison Brie and Dan Stevens appeared.

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