Jeff Baena, writer, director and husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, dies at 47

LOS ANGELES -- Film manager and screenwriter Jeff Baena, who was joined to histrion Aubrey Plaza, has died, authorities confirmed. He was 47.

Baena was champion known for directing the horror-comedy "Life After Beth," the acheronian drama "Joshy" and for co-writing the cult classical "I Heart Huckabees" with filmmaker David O. Russell.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Baena's decease to ABC News.

In this Monday, June 19, 2017, photo, Aubrey Plaza, right, and Jeff Baena get astatine the premiere of "The Little Hours" astatine the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival successful Culver City, Calif.

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A typical for Plaza directed ABC News to an nonfiction from Deadline connected his death.

The 47-year-old was discovered successful his location by an assistant, according to instrumentality enforcement sources who spoke to ABC News.

The telephone reporting his decease came successful astir 10:30 p.m. Friday night, the sources said.

Jeff Baena arrives astatine the premiere of "Spin Me Round," Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, astatine The London successful West Hollywood, Calif.

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The region aesculapian examiner has not officially determined the cause.

Baena and Plaza had been joined since 2021 and often worked unneurotic connected projects, with Plaza starring successful respective of Baena's films, including "Life After Beth," "The Little Hours" and "Spin Me Round."

Plaza, 40, roseate to fame playing April Ludgate connected the tv bid "Parks and Recreation" and was nominated for an Emmy for her relation connected "The White Lotus."

TMZ was the archetypal to study the news.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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