in the wake of Jeff BrothersUntimely and Sudden deathFans relive some of the most touching comments he made about working with his wife, Aubrey Plaza.
“My first film was a big learning experience on all fronts, so working with her was rewarding because we had a brief and close relationship,” Baena, who was 47 when he was found dead in his home on Friday, January 3, said. , was once said in an August 2022 interview with Newsweek.
“As I’ve made more and more things, I’ve come to appreciate everything they have to offer.” Late film director And it continued at that time. “She's insanely talented and extremely smart and obviously really good at producing. And she writes. There are very few people who can wear as many hats as she does, with as much elegance as she does.”
Baena has worked in several films alongside Plaza, 40, including Life after homewhich marked his directorial debut.
Aubrey Plaza briefly gushed about her marriage to husband Jeff Baena three months before his sudden and unexpected death. “I'll stay away (from dating actors),” Plaza, 40, quipped during a September 2024 appearance on The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM. “I'm married to a writer/director. I've never dated an actor (or) been with (…)
“At this point, I think we've kind of figured it out,” Baena said. Newsweek“, referring to his time working with Plaza on the film Spin me aroundwhich Baena co-wrote and directed. “We've done it four times.”
In the same interview, Baena spoke about his wife, telling the outlet that he thinks “everything she does is great” and that “people generally point to her on any project she's on as the best part.”
“She is insanely talented and I am so lucky to have her in my life,” Baena added.
On Saturday, January 4, news of Baena's death broke. According to the medical records I reviewed Us WeeklyThe director died by suicide, and no additional reasons or special circumstances related to his death were mentioned. Plaza has not commented publicly on her husband's death.
In the same 2022 interview with NewsweekPlaza spoke about how difficult and rewarding it is to work with a husband.
“It's really hard, first of all, being married in this business and being in the same business and then working together, it's another level of challenge,” she said at the time. “But we've done it a few times now and we work well together. It changes movie to movie, and how we approach it. But we've come this far.”
Plaza and Baena began dating in 2011 before getting married in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a December 2021 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres ShowPlaza opened up about her wedding.
“A lot of things happened for me during the coronavirus. Yes, we got married. Big deal,” Plaza said at the time. “We were a little bored one night. We got married and I'll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. This is real, look it up.”
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