Screenwriter and director Jeff Baena, who was also married to actress Aubrey Plaza, died on Friday. He was 47.

Indie screenwriter and director Jeff Baena has died at 47 years old. Representatives for Baena's wife, "Parks and Rec" star Aubrey Plaza," directed CBS News to a report of Baena's death by Deadline. His death was also confirmed to CBS News by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. The coroner's office reported that Baena died by suicide.

Aubrey Plaza’s peers paid tribute to her late husband, screenwriter Jeff Baena, at the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday. On Friday, the actress’ husband died at age 47. During the ceremony, hosted by Nikki Glaser and held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, director Brady Corbet mentioned Plaza while accepting his award for “The Brutalist.”

The co-writer of I Heart Huckabees and director of The Little Hours was found dead at a Los Angeles residence on Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the case.

Aubrey Plaza has deactivated her Instagram account following the death of her husband, director and screenwriter Jeff Baena, earlier this month. Plaza hasn’t commented publicly about Baena’s death by suicide outside of a joint statement from her and Baena’s family to People that reads,

Jeff Baena, the husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, died by suicide at the age of 47 on January 3, with an obituary now being released in his memory just days after his death

The heartbreaking obituary for Jeff Baena, the husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, has been shared just days on from his death - which has been ruled as suicide