Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena
George Pimentel/Getty ImagesAubrey PlazaDirector's husband Jeff BrothersHe died at the age of 47, according to the coroner Records Viewed by Us Weekly.
The circumstances surrounding Baena's death are currently unknown, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. Delivery time. Records show the case status is listed as “open,” with testing scheduled. we I have reached out for further comment.
Baena is survived by Plaza, 40 years old He got married in 2020. They initially started dating in 2011 and have often kept their relationship private.
“She's amazing. I would work with her if she wasn't my wife, but fortunately she is my wife,” Baena said. Speaker reel In August 2022. “The opportunity to do something creative (together) where we both fulfill – how rare is that?”
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 (…)
Baena is best known for his work Life After Beth, Joshi, The Little Hours, Horsegirl, Spin Me Round and I heart Huckabees. (life after beth, Small watches and Spin me round They were professional collaborations with Plaza.)
After a decade together, Plaza and Baena Tie the knot.
“We were getting a little bored one night,” Plaza recalls. The Ellen DeGeneres Show In December 2021. “We got married and I'll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. This is real, look it up.”
Jeff Brothers
Matt Hayward/Getty ImagesShe added: “I created a very quick love altar in our yard. The truths of our love, the little stones, the smoke, the fire. Things like that. Then the man appeared from the Alhambra. I can't remember much of it, it was vague. But I'm sure it was legal.”
Season 2 of The White Lotus revolves around infidelity, but off screen, many of the cast members are happily married. Aubrey Plaza, who plays Harper Spiller, revealed in May 2021 that she secretly married Jeff Baena after a decade of dating before his death in 2025. The Parks and Recreation alum noted[…]
Plaza's marriage even informed her role on HBO White lotus Season 2where her character Harper was also in a long-term relationship.
“This character is me,” she quipped. GQ in 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 rough patch.” And I compare myself to another couple who seem perfect.
Baena got to see Plaza turn to Harper firsthand.
“I went to visit Aubrey. She was shooting White lotus He said two weeks ago Digital trends In the same year. “I've been to Sicily before, but I went to Cefalù, which I'd never been to before, and it blew my mind. The Amalfi Coast is incredible. We went to Puglia, which I'd never been to before. It's insanely beautiful. The people are very good to me. For me, They nailed it, like this is the place I'm just drawn to it.”
Plaza has not publicly addressed Baena's death.
