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Matt Hayward/Getty ImagesCause of death for Aubrey Plazaher husband, director Jeff Brothershas been discovered.
According to the data of the medical expert reviewed by Us WeeklyBaena’s official cause of death is listed as suicide. The same medical records revealed that the examination has been done and his body can be handed over to the family. At the time of publication, the status of the case is still listed as “open” although the cause of death has not been determined.
No additional causes or significant conditions were listed in connection with Baena’s death.
Baena died on Friday, January 3, at the age of 47, according to the same medical examiner’s records as seen by us. The circumstances surrounding his death were not known until now.
Baena is survived by Plaza, 40, who has yet to publicly address her husband’s death. us has been contacted for comment.
Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena 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. The Plaza and The Horse Girl director have collaborated on films including Life After Beth and Joshy in 2016 and (…)
Baena and Plaza first started dating in 2011 and officially married in 2020 after a decade together. The pair have kept their relationship mostly private, but Plaza opened up about her and Baena’s wedding during a December 2021 appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show.
“Many things happened during COVID for me. Yes, we got married. A big deal,” Plaza recalled at the time. “One night we got a little bored. We got married and I’ll show you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s true, look at that.”
of Agatha All Together alum separated at the time she and her husband were married at home during the shutdown.
“I created a very quick altar of love in our yard. Facts of our love, small stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature,” she continued at the time. “Then the man from Alhambra showed up in a Hawaiian shirt with a bag (to perform the ceremony). … I don’t remember much of it, it was a blur. But I’m pretty sure it’s legit.”
While Baena and Plaza each had their own successful solo careers, they were able to work together on numerous projects, including Life After Beth, The Small Hours AND Roll Me Round.
“She is wonderful. I would work with her if she wasn’t my wife, but luckily she is my wife,” Baena told Reel Talker about potentially working with his wife in August 2022. “The opportunity to do something creative (of together) where we” both are met – how rare is that?”
Months before Baena’s death, Plaza had briefly discussed her marriage during a September 2024 appearance on The Howard Stern Show. “I would stay away (from meeting actors),” she said at the time. “I am married to a writer/director. I’ve never really dated an actor (or) an actor for a long time.”
She added, “I think about it and I’m like, ‘Oh, God, I don’t want to be with myself’ or ‘I don’t want to do this.’ But then, sometimes, I see that there are so many pairings of actors and you’re like, ‘Wow, look at them. They must be really laughing.’
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