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.
His demise was additionally confirmed to CBS Information by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Workplace. A explanation for demise has not but been revealed.
Baena is greatest recognized for the 2014 comedy “Life After Beth,” which starred Plaza, and his work co-writing 2004’s “I 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 Round.”
Baena and Plaza, 40, wed in 2021. The pair steadily 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 mentioned.
“I just said ‘It’s our 10-year anniversary, we should do something, get an ice cream cone, you know, do something special. And then I joked about getting married and he’s like ‘Well, we probably couldn’t get married that fast,’” she mentioned. “He was like ‘We probably couldn’t get married that fast.’ I said ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to get married on our actual anniversary? And then I Googled it, and I found OneHourMarriage.com, and then I called around 5 p.m., and I said ‘Can you come in 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 response to Deadline.
