I□2007,Je□nggothis□i□br□akwhe□hewascastasM□.□ho□inthe□l□ckbusterc□med□□TheHangover.□Hisp□rf□rmanceas□hefl□mboya□tandoutrageo□sga□gst□□□a□neredwid□□pread□tt□ntiona□dc□tapultedhi□into□hespotligh□.Aud□ence□were□aptiva□edbyhisfe□rless,□ver□th□-to□port□ay□l,andhebecameast□ndoutsta□ofthefi□m.J□on□'stransiti□nfrommedicinetoHo□lywoodwasof□i□iallyunder□ay,an□h□was□eterm□nedtom□ket□□mostofthi□unex□ec□edopport□nit□. In20□7□Jeong□othisbigbr□a□whe□hewasc□sta□Mr.□□owi□theblockbustercomedy"Th□Ha□gov□r."Hisperf□□ma□ce□sth□fl□mbo□antandou□rag□ousga□gstergarneredwidespreadattenti□n□□dcat□pulte□himint□thespotlight.Au□ienceswere□□p□i□a□ed□□hisf□arl□ss,over-t□e□toppor□ra□al,□ndhe□ecam□as□andoutstarofthefilm.□eong'str□□sit□onfro□□□dic□netoHollywoodwasoffici□llyun□er□ay□andhewasdet□r□ined□om□k□th□m□stof□hisun□xpected□pportu□□□y. In200□,□e□nggothisbigb□e□kw□e□he□as□astasMr.C□owi□□heblock□ustercom□dy□TheHangover.□Hisperfo□mancea□thefl□m□oyant□ndoutrageousgan□ste□garneredwidesp□eadat□entionand□at□pultedhimintot□espotl□gh□.Audienceswereca□tivatedb□hi□fearl□ss,□□er-the-to□portrayal,andhebecam□□stan□outstaroft□□film.□eong'stransi□ion□r□mmedicinetoHollywoodw□□off□cia□ly□nderway,andhewasdete□min□dtomake□□emo□to□thisunexp□ctedopportunity. □n2□□7,Jeong□othisbigb□eakwhenhewa□cas□asMr.Cho□i□□h□bloc□bu□tercom□dy"TheHangover."Hisperforma□ceasthefl□mboyan□andoutrageousgan□□terg□rnered□idespreadatten□ionandcatapultedhimintot□espo□□ight□□udie□ces□erecaptiv□t□dbyhisfea□l□ss□ove□-the-topportrayal,andhebecameastandoutsta□ofthefilm□Jeong's□ransitionfromme□ic□ne□□Hollywoo□w□sof□icia□l□un□erway,and□ew□sdeter□inedtomakethemost□fthisun□xp□ctedopport□nity.□> In2007,Je□□ggothisb□gbreakwhenh□□ascastasM□.Chowint□eb□o□□buste□comedy"□heH□n□□ver."His□erform□n□easthefla□boyantandout□□g□ousgangstergarnered□idesprea□att□nt□□nandcatapultedhimintothesp□tli□□t.Audien□eswere□□ptiva□e□b□his□e□r□ess,ov□□-□he-topportra□a□,andhebecameastando□tstaroft□efilm.Jeong'stransitionfrommed□cinetoH□□□y□oodwasofficial□yunder□ay,andhew□sdet□□minedtomake□hemost□□thisunexpec□edopportunity.