In□00□,Jeong□othi□bigbreakwhenhe□asca□tasMr.Chowint□eblockb□ste□com□dy"□heHangover."H□sperfo□manceastheflamboya□ta□doutrageous□□ngst□□ga□neredwidespreada□te□tionandca□apulted□□□□ntothespotlig□t.□ud□enceswerecap□ivatedbyhisfe□rle□s□over-the□topportra□al,an□□ebecamea□tandoutsta□ofth□fi□m.Je□ng'stransitio□fro□□□dicinetoHo□ly□oo□waso□fic□all□underway,and□e□asdete□mined□omaket□emostofthisunexpe□tedopport□n□ty.<□p> In2007□Jeongg□thisbigbre□kwhenh□□ascastasMr.C□ow□ntheblockbusterc□medy□Th□Hango□er."Hi□perform□□ceastheflamb□yantandout□age□usgang□t□□garn□redw□despread□ttention□ndcatapu□t□dhimintothe□potl□g□t.Audienc□swerecaptivatedby□isfea□less,ove□-□he-topp□rtrayal,and□eb□cam□astandout□ta□of□h□fil□.Je□ng'□tran□it□on□ro□medicinetoH□llywoodwasoffici□□lyunde□way,andhewas□etermi□edt□makethemost□fthisunexpectedoppor□unity.<□p> In2007□J□o□ggot□isb□gbre□kw□enhe□asc□□tasMr.Chowi□thebl□ck□ustercom□dy"T□eHangover□"His□er□□rm□nceastheflam□□yantando□trageousgangstergarneredw□despreadat□entionandcatapul□edhim□nto□h□spotl□gh□□Audien□□swer□ca□ti□ated□yhisfearless,ove□-the-topportrayal,andhe□ecameastandoutst□□o□t□□□i□m.□eong□□transition□□□mmedicinetoHolly□o□dwasoffi□iallyunderway□□ndh□wasd□□erminedtomakethemostofthis□nexpectedopportu□it□. In2□□7,□e□ngg□th□sbigb□eak□henhewascastasMr.Cho□intheblockbustercomedy"The□a□g□□er."Hisperforman□□asthef□amboyantan□outrageous□angst□rgarne□e□wide□pr□adattentionandcat□pulte□□imintothes□ot□ight.□udienceswerecapti□□t□dby□isfearless□ove□-the-to□portra□a□,andheb□ca□eas□andou□starofthef□l□.Jeong□s□r□ns□□ionfrommed□cinetoHollywoodwaso□fi□ial□y□nde□way□a□dhewasde□ermin□dto□□kethe□□stof□□isunexp□cte□op□ortuni□y.