Aubrey Plaza is our woman crush today.
She's funny, talented, and beautiful.
She's quirky and random, and her characters can be oh-so relatable.
The star recently got married to her longtime boyfriend, which sparks the question: what
is the lowdown on Aubrey Plaza's love life?
The actress can be described as an entertainer that is part of a rare group of breakthroughs.
Aubrey was an unknown who quickly became a fan favorite quirky comic.
Shortly after graduating from NYU's film school, the 'Emily the Criminal' lead started working
odd jobs and doing improv in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.
It was here, in New York, that she met the people who gave her the role that would set
her up for success — as Tina Tate, the wisecracking teen in the 2007 web series 'The Jeannie Tate
Show'.
Her small part as Tina Tate helped Plaza catch the attention of a talent agent.
This agent would go on to help her get her big break in 2009 with an audition for a comedy
film.
That audition turned out to be for 'Funny People', in which the actress would appear
alongside Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
While out on this audition, Plaza met director Edgar Wright.
Wright ended up casting her on 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World".
While filming' Scott Pilgrim vs. The World', Aubrey met her first high-profile ex: Michael
Cera, who plays the lead in the film.
The movie was released in 2010, and by then, the two had split up.
No one really knows why Michael and Aubrey broke up.
But then again, hardly anyone knew they dated either.
It was on RuPaul's podcast that the 38-year-old revealed that she and Michael dated.
The podcast host spoke about the 2010 rom-com/action film, bringing up Cera.
"I think he's hot," RuPaul said.
This is when the 'Parks and Rec' alum dropped the bomb.
“Oh, Michael.
I dated him for a long time, " she said.
The actors dated for almost two years.
Instyle magazine named them the King and Queen of awkward.
Both Aubrey and Michael are known for portraying characters that could be described as socially
awkward and weird.
Confessing to RuPaul about this under the radar relationship, Plaza said that Cera is
"just a weird little freak, and we speak the same language."
If you're a fan of the two actors, you may understand why it's heartbreaking that the
King and Queen of awkward didn't work out.
As for the reason it didn't, neither Cera nor Plaza have made any statements.
However, the 'Black Bear' lead shut down claims that their relationship was just another film
set fling.
She told RuPaul years after the breakup, "We love each other, and we’re still really
good friends."
Even though their romance didn't last, Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza are testimony that you
can still be friends with an ex.
It's only weird if you make it so.
Michael Cera went on to find love elsewhere.
He has a child with his wife, who is known to the media simply as Nadine.
Aubrey also found her partner, American screenwriter and film director Jeff Baena.
Like with her previous relationship, the actress is very low-key about her romance with the
director.
But they do let us in every once in a while.
For example, the 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates' star said on the 'Ellen Show' last
year that she and her longtime boyfriend have finally tied the knot.
Classic Aubrey: casually dropping big news like it's nothing.
The actress told Ellen that she and Jeff “got a little bored one night” while in quarantine
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The talk show host asked Plaza what cured the boredom, to which the star confessed that
the moment may have been slightly more sentimental than she first let on.
She explained that it was their 10th anniversary.
At one point during their celebrations, she told her then-boyfriend, “Hey, it’s our
10-year anniversary, we should do something.
Get an ice cream cone or do something special."
She also joked about getting married.
Baena replied, “We probably couldn’t get married that fast.
" This statement sent Plaza to Google to see
just how fast they could take their relationship to the next level.
This is where she found 1hourmarriage.com, a website that helps couples get marriage
licenses and get hitched as quickly as possible.
The 'To Do List' actress said she called the service around 5 p.m, but no one was available
to marry them until the next day.
So, she told them, “Well, that’s not what you’re advertising.”
The officiant from the website explained that he was in Alhambra (https://forvo.com/search/Alhambra/en/)
that day, a city outside of Los Angeles, but that he would come meet with the couple in
two hours if they were willing to “pay extra.”
The actress said they agreed and “didn’t tell anybody we were doing it.”
Plaza told Degeneres that Baena also almost missed the wedding because he was waiting
to pick up their food order before the ceremony.
She concluded, “Then the man from Alhambra showed up with a Hawaiian shirt and a briefcase
and I can’t remember a lot of it, it was fuzzy, but I’m pretty sure it’s legal.”
In May, Plaza subtly announced the big news of her union on Instagram when she wrote,
“So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us
to Italia to cause some more trouble.”
Plaza and Baena first started dating in 2011.
They have since gone on to collaborate on a number of projects, including the films
'Life After Beth' and 'The Little Hours', which Plaza starred in and Baena wrote and
directed.
Aubrey also made her directorial debut last year for Showtime's Cinema Toast, a found
footage series created by Baena.
Jeff is super-sweet about his partner, saying on Jim Alexander's 'The Reel Talker', "She's
awesome.
I'd be working with her if she wasn't my wife, but luckily she's my wife."
The couple seems to have a nice balance between working together and being romantic partners.
Baena doesn't get involved with Plaza's career unless asked to.
In an interview with IndieWire in June 2017, he said,
"I don't have ideas about the way her career should go, so I don't feel comfortable telling
her what she should or shouldn't do.
But, if she asks for my opinion, I'll chime in."
Two years later, the actress told People Magazine that she thinks the creative nature of their
relationship is what makes it work so well.
“I think that when you're with someone that is in your field, they understand what you're
dealing with on a deeper level,” she said.
Aubrey goes on to say that working in the same field means the couple are able to support
each other.
They understand the kind of journeys that the other is going through.
Either way, working with your partner can be challenging.
The newly initiated director said there are many things that she and her hubby do separately.
She believes that it's all about balance.
While the hectic schedules of Hollywood creatives can break a relationship, Plaza believes that
the time she and Baena spend apart can be fun.
At the same time, the couple tries not to spend too much time apart so that they can
maintain their romance.
Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena are definitely relationship goals.
However, the news of her marriage sparked questions about the star's sexuality.
“I know I have an androgynous thing going on, and there's something masculine about
my energy.
Girls are into me — that’s no secret," the 'Before Beth' star previously told The
Advocate publication.
She went on to say, "I fall in love with girls and guys.
I can't help it."
Aubrey also told the publication that her experience with gay people began in community
theater.
In her younger years, she spent a lot of time at the Wilmington Drama League in Delaware.
It was there that she found a gay community that really welcomed her.
Reflecting on her experience, Plaza told The Advocate, "I have a gay aunt and a gay uncle,
and I grew up thinking that everyone had a gay aunt or uncle.
My younger sister is a lesbian, so it’s just in my blood, I guess."
The actress never explicitly said she is bisexual, but after this interview for The Advocate,
the internet went crazy over their new bisexual icon.
And after the news of her marriage to Jeff, the internet went wild about bi-erasure because
of a bisexual woman marrying a man.
While some critiqued the actress for her choice of partnership, other fans state that marrying
Jeff doesn't make Aubrey any less bisexual.
Either way, her sexuality is the star's choice, and who are we to decide for her?
Aubrey Plaza doesn't have a long list of high-profile exes, and little is known about her love life
before her fame.
Even though some of us might be sad about her and Cera not working out, you can see
that she and her husband are what dreams are made of.
It's becoming more and more common to see creative couples last as long and healthy
as Aubrey and her husband, and so it gives us hope that great things will come out of
this post-pandemic world.