Spin Me Around screening
Molly Shannon, Jeff Baena, Alison Brie, and Arianna Bocco pose for a photo at IFC Films’ special screening of Spin Me Around on August 17, 2022.
Aubrey Plaza’s Last Photo of Her Late Husband Jeff Baena Speaks Volumes About Their Relationship Before His Death
They've worked together on films like Life After Beth and The Little Hours.
George Pimentel/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival
Celebrating his life. Jeff Baena passed away on the first weekend of 2025. The Life After Beth writer-director was married to actress Aubrey Plaza who was proud of all his work on social media.
Jeff Baena died by suicide on January 3, 2025. He was found in his Los Angeles home by his assistant at around 10:30 in the morning, according to law enforcement officials to ABC News. Plaza has not commented on his death at the time of writing. Baena’s family made a statement to Deadline that they are devastated and are asking for privacy at this difficult time.
The Parks and Recreation alum recalled how she convinced Baena to marry on their anniversary. “We got a little bored one night. We got married and I’ll tell you how: Onehourmarriage.com. That’s real, look it up,” she said on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Plaza booked a man from the website to marry them while they were wearing tie-dye pajamas. “I created a very quick love altar in our yard. Facts of our love, little stones, smoke, fire. Things of that nature. Then the man from Alhambra showed up in a Hawaiian shirt with a briefcase [to perform the ceremony]. … I can’t remember a lot of it, it was fuzzy. But I’m pretty sure it’s legal.”
Jeff Baena Photos Before Death
Here are photos of Jeff at various premieres of his movies as well as accompanied by Aubrey.
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Aubrey Plaza’s last post of Jeff Baena
Plaza’s last Instagram post of her husband was posted in 2021. She wrote, “So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to italia to cause some more trouble 😈 “
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Life After Beth New York Screening
Image Credit: Monica Schipper/WireImage Jeff Baena attends the “Life After Beth” New York Screening at Crosby Street Hotel on July 30, 2014 in New York City.
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Cast of Life After Beth
Image Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage Matthew Gray Gubler, Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, Molly Shannon and writer/director Jeff Baena attend the screening of Life After Beth with Father John Misty in concert during Sundance NEXT FEST at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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Seattle Film Festival 2022
Image Credit: Mat Hayward/Getty Image Alison Brie, Jeff Baena, and Stan Shields speak onstage during a screening of the film Spin Me Round during the Seattle Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre on April 15, 2022 in Seattle, Washington
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Sundance NEXT FEST 2014
Image Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena attend the screening of Life After Beth with Father John Misty in concert during Sundance NEXT FEST at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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Build Series with Aubrey Plaza and Dave Franco
Image Credit: Monica Schipper/FilmMagic Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza, and Dave Franco discuss “The Little Hours” at Build Studio on June 29, 2017 in New York City
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Sundance FIlm Festival 2020
Image Credit: Emily Assiran/Getty Images for Pizza Hut Jeff Baena and Alison Brie from Horse Girl pose for a portrait at the Pizza Hut Lounge on January 26, 2020 in Park City, Utah.
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2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Image Credit: Amanda Edwards/WireImage Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza attend the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California.
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Seattle Film Festival 2022
Image Credit: Mat Hayward/Getty Images Alison Brie and Jeff Baena speak onstage during a screening of the film Spin Me Round during the Seattle Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre on April 15, 2022, in Seattle, Washington.
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2016 Sundance Portrait
Image Credit: John Parra/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter Alison Brie, Jeff Baena, Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman, Jenny Slate, Aubrey Plaza, Lisa Edelstein, and Lauren Weedman posed for a portrait for Joshy during The Hollywood Reporter 2016 Sundance Studio on January 24, 2016, in Park City, Utah.
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2016 Sundance Film Festival
Image Credit: Sonia Recchia/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza attend the “Joshy” Premiere during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theater on January 24, 2016 in Park City, Utah.
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Joshy supper
Image Credit: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Stella Artois Lisa Edelstein and Jeff Baena attend Stella Artois Filmmaker Lounge presents “Joshy” supper on January 23, 2016 in Park City, Utah.
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Sundance NextFest Film Festival
Image Credit: Valerie Macon/Getty Images Molly Shannon, Dane DeHaan, Aubrey Plaza, Jeff Baena and Matthew Gray Gubler arrive at Sundance NextFest Film Festival Premiere Of Life After Beth at The Theatre At The Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jeff Baena at Build Series
Image Credit: Gary Gershoff/WireImage Jeff Baena visits the Build Series to discuss the new film The Little Hours at Build Studio on June 29, 2017 in New York City.
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Sundance Film Festival 2017
Image Credit: George Pimentel/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena attended the premiere of The Little Hours at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theater on January 19, 2017 in Park City, Utah.
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2017 Los Angeles Film Fest
Image Credit: Michael Tran/FilmMagic) Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena pose at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival – screening of The Little Hours held at Arclight Cinemas Culver City on June 19, 2017, in Culver City, California.
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Sundance NEXT FEST
Image Credit: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Sundance NEXT Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza pose during Sundance NEXT FEST at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on August 8, 2014, in Los Angeles, California.
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