View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Jeff Baena and wife Aubrey Plaza were spouses and creative partners for a decade before his life tragically ended on January 3, 2025. The filmmaker, whose credits include Plaza's Life After Beth and I Heart Huckabees, was just 47 years old when he died by suicide. On January 6, 2025, Plaza released a statement to People, calling her late husband's death an "unimaginable tragedy." Baena and Plaza had one of Hollywood's longest and most private romances, which eventually led to their secret wedding.