Aubrey Plaza AND Jeff Brothers were together for more than a decade before his death in 2025.
The pair started dating in 2011, but never confirmed exactly when they met or when their love story began.
Plaza and The girl with the horse The director has collaborated in films including Life after Beth AND Josh in 2016 and Roll Me Round in the year 2022.
“I think when you’re with someone who’s in your field, they understand what you’re dealing with on a deeper level,” Plaza said. The people in 2019.
Baena also expressed how lucky he is to work with his wife. “She is wonderful. I would work with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,” Baena said. Wraparound speaker in 2022. “The opportunity to do something creative (together) where we are both fulfilled – how rare is that?”
Before the start of production in Roll Me RoundPlaza shared a celebratory Instagram post for Baena, appreciating his film. She also subtly revealed that the two had tied the knot.
“So proud of my dear husband,” Plaza wrote in May 2021. “For dreaming up another movie that takes us to Italy to cause more trouble.”
Keep scrolling to see a full timeline of Plaza and Baena’s relationship:
2011
Plaza and Baena have been dating since 2011, but it’s not known when the pair actually started dating.
2014
Baena made his directorial debut in 2014 Life after Bethplaying Plaza as the title character.
2017
Plaza made her debut as a film producer alongside Baena Small hoursin which she played a nun named Sister Fernanda.
2020
Plaza’s dark humor inspired a unique Valentine’s Day Instagram post featuring her husband. The two posed for a photo, but Plaza held a dagger to Baena’s face. “And happy Valentine’s Day,” she captioned the photo, adding a heart emoji.
2021
During Baena’s film celebration Roll Me Round in May, Plaza subtly announced that she and Baena had tied the knot. “Very proud of my beloved husband,” she wrote on Instagram.
She later shared the full story The Ellen DeGeneres Show in December of that year.
“We got a little upset one night,” he said Parks and Recreation alum recalled. “We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s true, look at that.”
Plaza went on to explain how he had to negotiate to get the clerk to agree to drive to her house and perform the ceremony in their backyard. She enlisted her neighbor – whom she described as a real-life witch – to receive her spiritual blessing.
“I created a very quick altar of love in our yard. Facts of our love, small stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature. Then the man from Alhambra showed up,” Plaza continued. “I don’t remember much of it, it was a blur. But I’m pretty sure it was legit.”
2022
Roll Me Round premiered in the United States in August, starring Plaza alongside the writer Alison Brie.
A few months later, the Plaza opened GQ about her marriage to Baena, comparing her life to that of her character The White LotusHarper.
“I’ve been with my husband for 12 years,” she said in November. “I relate to being in a relationship that has peaks and valleys, and going through a rough patch and comparing myself to another couple that seems perfect.”
January 2025
News broke that Baena had died at the age of 47. The cause of death was not immediately released, and Plaza did not release a statement.