Jeff Baena, filmmaker and husband of Aubrey Plaza, lifeless at 47
Indie screenwriter and director Jeff Baena has died at 47 years outdated. Representatives for Baena’s spouse, “Parks and Rec” star Aubrey Plaza,” directed CBS Information to a report of Baena’s loss of life by Deadline.
His loss of life was additionally confirmed to CBS Information by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Workplace. The coroner’s workplace reported that Baena died by suicide.
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 accordance with his IMDB web page. Extra lately, he created, wrote, directed and government produced Showtime’s 2021 sequence “Cinema Toast” and wrote, directed and produced the 2022 film “Spin Me Spherical.”
Baena and Plaza, 40, wed in 2021. The pair continuously collaborated on his tasks. Plaza opened up concerning the wedding ceremony on The Ellen Present, describing the ceremony as an impromptu occasion held of their yard whereas they had been sheltering in place in the course of 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 must always do one thing, get an ice cream cone, , do one thing particular. After which I joked about getting married and he is like ‘Effectively, 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 known as round 5 p.m., and I stated ‘Are you able to are available an hour and marry me in our yard?'”
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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 accordance with Deadline.
Should you or somebody is in emotional misery or a suicidal disaster, you’ll be able to attain the 988 Suicide & Disaster Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can too chat with the 988 Suicide & Disaster Lifeline right here.
For extra details about psychological well being care sources and help, The Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness (NAMI) HelpLine may be reached Monday by means of Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or e-mail data@nami.org.
