Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena
Valerie Macon/Getty ImagesAubrey Plaza She briefly gushed about her marriage to her husband Jeff Brothers Three months before his sudden and unexpected death.
“I'll stay away (from dating actors),” Plaza, 40, quipped during a September 2024 appearance on SiriusXM. The Howard Stern Show. “I'm married to a writer/director. I've never dated an actor (or) been with an actor for that long.
“I think about it and I think, 'Oh my God, I don't want to be with myself' or 'I don't want to do that,'” she added. But then, sometimes, I see that there are a lot of acting couples, and you say, “Wow, look at them.” They should really laugh.
Plaza married Baena in 2020 after a decade of dating. he He died on Friday, January 3 He was 47 years old, according to medical examination records he reviewed Us Weekly.
UPDATE – January 4, 2024 at 7:01 PM EDT: Medical Examiner's records have been updated to reveal Baena died by suicide at his residence in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, January 3. ORIGINAL STORY: Aubrey Plaza's husband, director Jeff Baena, has died at the age of 47, according to medical examiner records reviewed by Us Weekly. (…)
According to the medical examiner's website, Baena's condition is listed as “open” with an examination already scheduled. The cause of death has not been revealed and Plaza has not spoken publicly about his death. Us Weekly I reached out for comment.
the Agatha along The actress and Baena first met in 2011, later Tie the knot To celebrate their tenth anniversary of dating.
“A lot of things happened for me during the coronavirus. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” Plaza recalled during it December 2021 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We were a little bored one night. We got married and I'll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. It's real, look it up.”
Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena were together for more than a decade before his death in 2025. The couple started dating in 2011 but never confirmed when they met or when their love story began. Plaza and the Horse Girl director have collaborated on films including Life After Beth and Joshy in 2016 and (…)
She added at the time: “We were in lockdown.” Things are getting a little crazy, especially in my house. My husband has dabbled in tie-dying, and when I say tie-dye, I mean 50 shirts a day.
Plaza and Baena were married at home.
“I created a very quick love altar in our yard. The facts of our love, the little stones, the smoke, the fire. Things like that,” host Ellen DeGeneres recalled. “And then the guy from the Alhambra showed up in a Hawaiian shirt with a bag (to perform the ceremony) “…I can't remember much of it, it was vague. But I'm sure it's legal.”
Plaza was then able to use their new life as inspiration for her character White lotus Season 2. (Plaza played Harper, who was married.)
“This character is me,” Plaza quipped. GQ in November 2022. “This is probably the first project I've ever done, and I'm like, this is really close to home. … I don't have kids. I've been with my husband for 12 years. I relate to being in a relationship that has peaks and valleys, and I'm going through a phase Difficult and I compare myself to another couple who seem perfect.
In addition to their solo careers, Plaza and Baena have worked together in films Life After Beth, The Small Hours and Spin me round.
“It's amazing. I would have worked with her if she wasn't my wife, but fortunately she is my wife,” Baena told Reel Talker in August 2022. “The opportunity to do something creative (together) where we both fulfill — how rare is that?”
