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Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza’s Director Husband, Dead from Suicide


Jeff Baena has taken his own life. We send our condolences to those who knew and those who loved the director.

(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SXSW)Baena was likely best known for directing the horror-comedy “Life After Beth,” the dark comedy “Joshy” and also for co-writing the cult classic “I Heart Huckabees” with filmmaker David O. Russell. Baena was born and raised in Miami and later attended film school at New York University … he then moved to Los Angeles shortly after graduating to start his career in entertainment. Jeff Baena of “Horse Girl” signs the Heineken bottle sculpture at TheWrap Studio at Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020 in Park City, Utah.

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