Friends of Aubrey Plaza's late husband Jeff Baena speak out after his shock death
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Aubrey Plaza's late husband Jeff Baena is being remembered by his friends for his larger-than-life personality following his death by suicide at age 47. In an emotional Vanity Fair essay, published on Wednesday, the filmmaker's friend, Alex Ross Perry, reflected on their close friendship and his pal's legendary game nights.
![[In an emotional Vanity Fair essay, published on Wednesday, the filmmaker's friend, Alex Ross Perry, reflected on their close friendship and Baena's legendary game nights (seen on October 2, 2024)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/21/94407839-14314619-image-a-10_1737580678699.jpg)
'I asked a group chat to share photos of Jeff’s house—game nights, dinner hangs. I’ve looked at the 60 photos Chad Hartigan sent of various get-togethers over the past year,' he shared. 'They capture the essence of Jeff’s house, but nothing will replicate the spirit.'.
![[Perry revealed that Baena’s frequent game night guest lists were typically a mix of 'an actor or two you maybe recognized, a filmmaker you’re a fan of, and then some guy, or maybe a few some guys']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/21/94408973-14314619-Perry_revealed_that_Baena_s_frequent_game_night_guest_lists_were-a-17_1737581969435.jpg)
Perry revealed that Baena’s frequent game night guest lists were typically a mix of 'an actor or two you maybe recognized, a filmmaker you’re a fan of, and then some guy, or maybe a few some guys.'. At the get-togethers, Perry, 40, explained 'no personality was larger than any other, except for Jeff’s.'.
![[At the get-togethers, Perry, 40, explained: 'no personality was larger than any other, except for Jeff’s']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/21/94409307-14314619-image-a-36_1737582683438.jpg)
'You’d sometimes get the feeling his wife, Aubrey Plaza, was content to be another guest at game night, even in her own home,' he recalled. 'It wasn’t her party. When the door opened and the players came through, Jeff and Aubrey’s home became Jeff’s house with Jeff’s rules.'.
![['You’d sometimes get the feeling his wife, Aubrey Plaza, was content to be another guest at game night, even in her own home,' he recalled. 'It wasn’t her party. When the door opened and the players came through, Jeff and Aubrey’s home became Jeff’s house with Jeff’s rules']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/21/94409313-14314619-image-a-37_1737582688408.jpg)
Aubrey Plaza 's late husband Jeff Baena is being remembered by his friends for his larger-than-life personality following his death by suicide at age 47 (seen in 2016). Perry went on to describe 'game night Jeff' as someone he knew 'well' while looking back on their evenings playing Codenames, Balderdash, Rummikub, and Scrabble.
![[Perry went on to describe 'game night Jeff' as someone he knew 'well' as he looked back on their evenings playing Codenames, Balderdash, Rummikub, and Scrabble]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/21/94409305-14314619-image-a-35_1737582679785.jpg)
