Filmmaker Jeff Baena, the husband of US actress Aubrey Plaza, took his own life, a medical examiner has said. The Los Angeles County medical examiner said Baena died aged 47 of suicide with the cause determined as hanging.

Writer-director Jeff Baena reportedly died by suicide. As per E! News, Los Angeles medical examiner records have confirmed the same. Jeff, husband of actor Aubrey Plaza, was found dead at a Los Angeles residence on Friday. He died at the age of 47. (Also Read | Who was Jeff Baena? Aubrey Plaza's husband found dead at LA home)

Director and screenwriter Jeff Baena was known for films including Life After Beth and The Little Hours, which both starred his partner, Aubrey Plaza. He also co-wrote the 2004 comedy I Heart Huckabees.

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet said during his 2025 Golden Globes acceptance speech that his heart was with Aubrey Plaza in the wake of her filmmaker husband Jeff Baena's sudden death.

This article includes mention of suicide that readers may find disturbing. A cause of death for Jeff Baena, the indie writer/filmmaker known for Life After Beth and The Little Hours, has been revealed,