Indie screenwriter and director Jeff Baena has died at 47 years old. Representatives for Baena's wife, "Parks and Rec" star Aubrey Plaza," directed CBS News to a report of Baena's death by Deadline. His death was also confirmed to CBS News by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. The coroner's office reported that Baena died by suicide.

Police and fire responded to the house Friday around 10:30 a.m. after an assistant discovered the 47-year-old indie filmmaker. According to the LA. Medical Examiner’s office, his death was ruled a suicide.

The cause of death for filmmaker Jeff Baena has been released. Baena was a New York University film school graduate. He wrote, produced and directed films like "The Little Hours" and "Life After Beth.

Writer-director Jeff Baena, who was actor and producer Aubrey Plaza's husband, has died at age 47. According to medical examiner's records, Baena was found dead Friday at a Los Angeles County home.

Baena was known for directing "Life After Beth," "Joshy," and "The Little Hours," and for co-writing the cult classic "I Heart Huckabees."

Jeff Baena, an independent filmmaker who worked with his wife, Aubrey Plaza, has died. His last project was 2022's 'Spin Me Round.'

The cause of death of Jeff Baena, the director and screenwriter who was married to Aubrey Plaza, has been released.

Aubrey Plaza has broken her silence after her husband, Jeff Baena, died at the age of 47. "This is an unimaginable tragedy," Plaza's rep said in a statement on behalf of the actress and her family to Us Weekly on Monday,