Jeff Baena, comedy filmmaker and husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, died at the age of 47 on January 3, confirms reps for Plaza. Baena began his film career working with directors like Robert Zemeckis and David O. Russell before eventually co-writing the film I Heart Huckabees with the latter. As he branched out and started defining himself as his own filmmaker, Baena directed his first film, Life After Beth, a zombie comedy starring Plaza. He continued to work with Plaza on films like The Little Hours and Spin Me Round, his final film as a director. Another frequent collaborator to Baena was Alison Brie, who co-wrote Horse Girl with him and also starred alongside Plaza in The Little Hours. He’s survived by Plaza and his parents.
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