B□□ninDe□roit□□ic□igan,Jeonggr□w□pinah□useholdwithpar□ntswhowereb□theduca□□dinSouthK□re□withdreams□facademicsuccessfort□□irch□□dren.Pursui□gacar□eri□m□□icinesee□edl□kethe□aturalp□t□f□rJeong,□ndh□d□□□□u□lypursuedit□e□rnin□hisM.D.atth□□niv□rsityofNo□t□Car□li□aatChapel□ill.H□wever□h□sp□ssionforcomed□hadalways□□rnedwith□nhim,an□hebeganp□rformingstand-upcom□dy□hilestillpr□□□icing□□dicine.□/p> Bor□inDetroit,Michigan,Jeonggrewupinahous□hold□□t□□arentswh□werebothe□□□at□□inSouthK□re□w□thdr□a□so□acad□□icsuccessfort□eirc□i□□ren.□ursuingaca□ee□inm□dicineseemedliket□enaturalpathforJe□ng,andhedu□if□llypursu□d□t,ea□nin□h□sM.D.□t□he□□iversit□ofNorthC□rolinaatChapelHil□□Howe□er,hisp□ss□o□forcomedyh□dalw□□sb□□ned□ithinhim,andhebeganperformingstand□u□comed□whi□estillprac□i□ingm□dic□ne.<□p> BorninDetroi□□M□chig□n,Jeonggre□upinahouseho□□w□thparentswhowere□otheduc□ted□□SouthKoreawithdreamso□academicsucces□□□r□□eirch□ld□e□.Pu□s□□ngacareer□nmedici□es□emedliket□en□tura□path□orJeon□,an□hedu□□fullypursuedit,earning□i□□.D.attheU□iversityofNorthC□rolinaatChapelH□□□.However,hispa□sionf□r□om□dyh□dalwaysbu□ne□w□t□i□hi□,an□heb□ga□perf□rm□ngstand-upc□m□dyw□ilest□llpr□cticingm□d□cine. B□rninDetro□t,M□ch□gan,Jeonggr□wupinahouseholdw□□hparentswho□e□ebothed□cat□d□nSout□Koreawithd□eamsofa□ademic□□□ces□for□heirc□ildr□n.Pursuingacareerinme□ici□eseeme□likethenatur□lpathforJeo□g,andhedut□fullypurs□edit,earninghis□.D.attheUniversityo□Nort□Carol□n□atChapelHill.Ho□ever,hispas□□onforcomedyhadalwa□sb□□n□dwithinhim,□ndhe□eganperfor□ingst□nd-upcomed□whi□□stil□practic□ngmed□cin□. BorninDetroi□□Michiga□,Jeon□grewupinah□□s□□oldwithparentswh□werebot□educated□nSouthKore□withd□eamso□□ca□□□icsuccessfortheirch□ldren.Pursuinga□areerinmedicinesee□edlik□thenatu□alpathf□rJeong,and□eduti□ullypursuedit,earning□isM.D.at□heU□iversi□yofNo□thCarolinaatChapelHi□l.Howe□er,hispassionf□□□□medyhad□l□□ys□urned□it□□nh□m,andhebegan□erfor□ings□and-upcomedywhilestillpra□ticingme□i□i□e.□/p> BorninDetroit,M□chigan,J□onggrewupinahous□h□ldwithparentswhowereboth□duc□ted□□So□thKore□□ithdreamso□academ□cs□cce□sfortheir□hildren.Pursu□ngac□r□e□inmedicinese□medlikethenaturalpathforJeong,andhe□utifu□ly□u□su□dit□e□rninghi□M.D.attheUn□versityofNorthCa□□linaatCh□pelHill.How□ver,hi□passi□nf□rc□me□yhadalwaysbur□e□w□thinhim,andhebeganperformi□g□tand-u□□omedywhilest□□□p□acticingme□icin□.