Independent director and screenwriter Jeff Baena, known for quirky hits like “Life After Beth” and the husband of the film’s star Aubrey Plaza, has reportedly died. Baena was 47.

Variety reported that Baena’s body was found in a Los Angeles home on Friday. Officials initially did not provide any information about Baena’s cause of death.

Baena’s The Little Hours, a dark comedy set in a 14th-century monastery and released in 2017, was also one of his best-known works – directed by Plaza. Plaza and Baena had been together since around 2011 and in 2021 she announced in a social media post that they had married.

Variety noted that “The Little House” was somewhat inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s “Decamerone,” a 14th-century classic. According to the outlet, Baena had studied the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Plaza had also starred in Baena’s Life After Beth, a 2014 zombie-themed romantic comedy.

Baena also co-wrote the 2004 comedy “I Heart Huckabees” with David O. Russell. The indie film addressed existential suffering with dark humor. The cast was star-studded, including actors Dustin Hoffman, Naomi Watts, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher and Mark Wahlberg.

Baena is a Miami native who attended college at New York University. After graduating, Baena moved to Los Angeles to pursue his film career, People reported.

Baena is survived by Plaza, mother Barbara Stern, stepfather Roger Stern, father Scott Baena, stepmother Michele Baena and brother Brad Baena, as well as step-siblings Bianca Gabay and Jed Fluxman, Deadline said.

The Los Angeles coroner’s office has not released information about the cause or manner of Baena’s death, and the office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.