Aubrey Plaza breaks silence on husband Jeff Baena's death

“Jeff Baena was a nice Jewish boy from Miami,” said the actor who appeared in Baena’s films. Life after Beth, The small hours And Joshy— wrote on Instagram on January 5. “He was a collaborator, a mentor, the most scrappy basketball player with the ugliest jump shot you’ve ever seen.”

“He was a talented director with impeccable taste and vision,” Pally continued. “He was a connector of people, a promoter of possibilities, the guy who knows where the best restaurant is, no matter where you are. An overly gracious host with an almost disturbing open door policy, a cinematic encyclopedia and , what is most important to me, a friend.”