Jeff Baena’s Friend Remembers His ‘Bigger Than Any Other’ Personality
Alex Ross Perry, Jeff Baena.
Getty Images(2)Weeks since his unexpected passing, friends of the late filmmaker Jeff Baena they still remember his larger-than-life personality and warmth.
Alex Ross Perrya friend of Baena and his wife, Aubrey Plazahe thought about his emotional friendship with Baena Vanity Fair An article published on Wednesday, January 22, reveals that Baena was known to throw stars at night. “I asked the group chat to share pictures of Jeff’s house—game nights, dinners. I looked at 60 photos Chad Hartigan different meetings were sent last year,” he said. “They capture the essence of Jeff’s house, but nothing will replicate the atmosphere.”
According to Perry, 40, the guest list for Baena’s show tonight will include “an actor or two you might have seen, a filmmaker who’s a fan, and then some guy, or maybe a couple of guys.” Despite the famous faces, Perry said “nobody was bigger than anybody else, except for Jeff” at the rallies.
“Sometimes you got the feeling that his wife, Aubrey Plaza, was content to be just another guest at night, even in his own home,” he added. “It was not his event. When the door opens and the players walk in, Jeff and Aubrey’s home becomes Jeff’s home with Jeff’s rules.”
Aubrey Plaza and family pay tribute to Jeff Baena. “It is with great sadness and sorrow that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Jeff Baena, a beloved son, husband, brother, uncle and friend to many,” read Baena’s obituary, published in the Miami Herald. “Jeff left us too soon but still […]
Baena’s competitive team, which Perry calls “game night Jeff,” is part of the late star Perry is familiar with. “I knew him well. Perhaps the best known is Jeff. For me, this meant Codenames, Balderdash, Rummikub, and Scrabble,” he recalled. “He was undefeated—and undefeated—at Scrabble. It was amazing and crazy to play with him, and I’m amazing at Scrabble. “
Perry lived with Baena for one month while filming in 2016 Joshywhere he said “every night was game night.” Perry explained: “Every day the cast would end up eating together and listening to music chosen by Jeff, and only Jeff. ‘Work’ was his chance to sit at the head of the table and not wake up for weeks. To handle, to manage, to introduce, to raise. These were Jeff’s goals, whether it was at his house for a night or shooting for weeks.”
In his essay, Perry noted that he would “never sit at Jeff’s table again on game night” after his death at the age of 47 earlier this month. “Honestly, I don’t know if these memorials will have meaning. I wanted to write this so I could read it later and remember what Jeff’s house meant to me.”
News of Baena’s death broke on January 3, after the indie director was found dead at his home. The medical examiner’s records are reviewed by Us Weekly he listed the cause of his death as suicide.
Celebrities are speaking out and expressing their grief and support for Aubrey Plaza following the death of her husband, Jeff Baena. “There are no words to describe this sad time,” actress Selma Blair wrote in Plaza’s latest Instagram post on Saturday, January 4. “Only love and strength and support from everyone. I’m very sorry.” […]
Plaza, who married Baena in 2021, broke her silence after her husband’s death with a statement Us Weekly. “This is an unimaginable tragedy,” the statement read. “We are very grateful to everyone who has given us funding. Please respect our privacy at this time.”
Perry previously paid tribute to his late friend in a lengthy Instagram post on January 8. “There will be no rematch in Scrabble – he will remain undefeated against me, and I’m good at Scrabble,” he said of a photo of the two. . “He knew names that other people didn’t know. He had esoteric truths, which could not be considered true. He had ideas that were too confusing to be sure. He said he had different rods and cones, and he could see colors that others couldn’t.”
