Jeff Baena
American screenwriter and film director
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| January 10 2025 | Funeral held in Miami. |
| January 10 2025 | Baena's funeral was held in Miami. |
| January 5 2025 | At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, Best Director Brady Corbet paid tribute to Jeff Baena during his acceptance speech. |
| January 3 2025 | Passed away on this date. |
| January 3 2025 | Passed away. |
| January 3 2025 | Passed away, concluding his career as a screenwriter and film director. |
| January 3 2025 | Jeff Baena was found dead at his Los Angeles home by his assistant, pronounced dead at the scene at age 47. The Los Angeles County medical examiner determined the cause of death was suicide by hanging. |
| January 3 2025 | Passed away on January 3, 2025. |
| October 2024 | After making 'concerning remarks', Baena began attending therapy following a welfare check initiated by Plaza. |
| September 2024 | Baena and Plaza quietly separated, with Plaza moving to New York. |
| 2022 | Jeff Baena received special thanks credit in the film 'Emily the Criminal' |
| 2022 | Wrote and directed Spin Me Round, continuing his collaborative work with Alison Brie. |
| 2021 | Baena married Aubrey Plaza in a small, intimate backyard ceremony, marking their tenth anniversary together. |
| 2021 | Created and executive produced Cinema Toast, an anthology television series that reinterpreted public domain footage. |
| 2020 | Co-wrote and directed Horse Girl with Alison Brie. |
| 2018 | Jeff Baena received thanks credit for two films: 'Duck Butter' and 'Madeline's Madeline' |
| 2017 | Wrote and directed The Little Hours, further expanding his directorial portfolio. |
| 2016 | Joshy premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Baena's second film which was largely improvised. |
| 2016 | Directed Joshy, continuing to develop his unique filmmaking style. |
| 2015 | Baena made a cameo in Jake Johnson's film Digging for Fire, which was based on a real-life garden excavation with friends. |
| 2014 | Jeff Baena is credited in the film 'Lennon or McCartney' as Self |
| 2014 | Wrote and directed his debut feature film Life After Beth, establishing himself as a film director. |
| 2012 | Jeff Baena directed the film 'The End of Love' |
| 2012 | Appeared as himself in the film 'The End of Love', a dramatization of actor Mark Webber's life, alongside Aubrey Plaza. |
| 2011 | Met actress Aubrey Plaza during a game night, which marked the beginning of their romantic relationship. |
| 2011 | Performed script rewrites on 'Revenge of the Jocks' and was simultaneously writing an indie adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 'A Moveable Feast'. |
| 2011 | Jeff Baena began a romantic relationship with actress Aubrey Plaza. |
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