Aubrey Plaza’s husband Jeff Baena discovered lifeless at 47 in LA residence

The actress Aubrey Plaza‘s filmmaker husband Jeff Baena has been found dead at the age of 47 in his Los Angeles home, according to reports. 

Baena was found dead by an assistant on Friday in his LA home around 10:30am, law enforcement sources told TMZ. 

The Life After Beth director was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The family told Deadline that they are devastated by the news and are asking for privacy at this time.  

DailyMail.com has reached out to the Banea and Plaza’s representatives and to the police for comment.

Actress Aubrey Plaza’s filmmaker husband Jeff Baena was found dead at the age of 47 in his Los Angeles home, according to reports

Baena was found dead by an assistant on Friday in his LA home around 10:30am

Baena got into film after he graduated from New York University with a film degree and moved to LA to launch his career. 

He worked low-level jobs for big directors, including Robert Zemeckis and David O. Russell as he found his footing in the industry. He worked as a production assistant for Zemeckis and as an assistant editor for Russell. 

He is best known for directing Life After Beth, his directorial debut, and The Little Hours. 

He also co-wrote I Heart Huckabees, which was nominated for a 2004 Gotham Aware for Best Feature. 

He also wrote Life After Beth, which premiered at Sundance in 2014. His film Joshy also premiered at the famous festival and was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize. 

Banea also worked on Horse Girl and Spin Me Round.  

He married Plaza in 2021.  

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