Filmmaker Jeff Baena, the husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, has died aged 47. His body was discovered by an assistant at his Los Angeles home on Friday morning, where he was later pronounced dead, media reports say. The American director, best known for films The Little Hours, Life After Beth and Joshy, married Ms Plaza in 2021.

Writer-director Jeff Baena, whose darkly comedic independent films included “The Little Hours” and who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47. Baena was found dead Friday morning at a Los Angeles home,

Tragic news. Jeff Baena has died. The screenwriter and film director is best known for Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020), Spin Me Round (2022), and for co-writing I Heart Huckabees (2004).