Hollywood filmmaker Jeff Baena has died at age 47.
Baena, who was married to “White Lotus” actress Aubrey Plaza, was discovered useless by an assistant Friday morning at his residence within the Los Angeles space, TMZ studies.
Regulation enforcement sources informed the outlet that police and fireplace responded to the house round 10:30 AM for a dying investigation.
The director was pronounced useless on the scene with regulation enforcement reportedly saying he died by suicide.
The Submit has reached out to a Plaza’s rep for remark.
Baena was greatest recognized for steering movies such because the horror comedy “Life After Beth” (2014) and the 2017 comedy-drama “The Little Hours.”
Baena and Plaza, 40, — who shot to fame within the sitcom “Parks and Recreation” — wed in 2021 after a decade of courting.
Baena and Plaza beginning courting in 2011 and saved their romance non-public over time.
The couple by no means introduced their engagement or marriage ceremony, however in Could 2021, Plaza referred to Baena as her “darling husband” in an Instagram publish.
“So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to italia to cause some more trouble,” the caption mentioned.
Baena was born and raised in Miami and later attended movie faculty at New York College. The late star moved to Los Angeles after commencement and started a profession in leisure.
The screenwriter has greater than a dozen directing and movie credit to his identify.
Together with Plaza, Baena is survived by his mother Barbara Stern and stepfather Roger Stern, dad Scott Baena and stepmother Michele Baena, brother Brad Baena and stepsister and stepbrother Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman.
