The adorable way Aubrey Plaza met Jeff Baena... after almost falling for another Hollywood star
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Aubrey Plaza and her filmmaker husband Jeff Baena met over a classic board game - after she nearly married another actor. The White Lotus star's romance with Baena was born during a game of Balderdash in 2011, Plaza revealed in a 2022 GQ interview. The parlor game also known as 'Fictionary' involves guessing the definitions of unusual words.
![[Plaza once said being in the same field helped them 'understand' each other 'on a deeper level']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/14/93736959-14251877-Aubrey_once_said_being_in_the_same_field_helped_them_understand_-a-5_1736087252556.jpg)
But before their charming first encounter, Plaza seriously dated Scott Pilgrim vs. The World co-star Michael Cera for about a year and a half. She told Rolling Stone in 2023 that she and Cera almost 'spontaneously took a detour and got married' in Los Vegas.
![[The parlor game also known as 'Fictionary' involves guessing the definitions to unusual words]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/14/93754089-14251877-image-a-12_1736087315108.jpg)
Baena, 47, tragically died by hanging in his and Plaza's Los Angeles home on Friday. He was discovered by an assistant that day at around 10:30 am. Plaza, 40, kept most of their 14-year relationship shielded from the public eye - but offered glimpses of their lives over the years.
![[Baena, a filmmaker, was found dead on Friday in his Los Angeles home around 10:30 am]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/14/93736947-14251877-Jeff_was_found_dead_by_an_assistant_on_Friday_in_his_LA_home_aro-a-13_1736087392934.jpg)
The couple worked to multiple films together, which Plaza said helped strengthen their bond. These movies included Life After Beth and The Little Hour. 'I think that when you’re with someone that is in your field, they understand what you’re dealing with on a deeper level,' the actress said to People magazine in 2019.
![[Plaza and Baena worked on several of his films together, including Life After Beth and The Little Hour]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/14/93735489-14251877-Plaza_and_Baena_worked_on_several_of_his-a-19_1736087976349.jpg)
Aubrey Plaza met her late husband Jeff Baena over a game of Balderdash in 2011, she revealed in 2022. Plaza once said being in the same field helped them 'understand' each other 'on a deeper level'. 'So obviously, you are able to support each other and really understand kind of the journey that we’re both on.'.
![[Baena had praised his wife and complimented her talent, saying that he is lucky to be married to her]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/14/93746581-14251877-Baena_got_into_film_after_he_graduated_from_New_York_University_-a-15_1736087435090.jpg)
