In2007,□eongg□th□sb□gbrea□whenhew□s□□□□a□Mr.Chowi□theblockbustercomed□"TheHan□□ver."□is□erfor□a□cea□□heflamboyantandoutrageousgangstergarneredwidespreadatt□n□□□nandcatap□l□edhimintot□esp□tlight□A□di□nce□□erecapti□at□dby□isf□arless,over-the-topport□ayal□andhebecameastandout□□arofth□fil□.Jeong'stra□sit□□nfrommedicin□□oHoll□w□odwas□fficially□nderw□y,and□ewasde□erminedtoma□ethe□osto□this□nex□ected□pp□rtunity. I□200□,□eon□g□thi□bigbreakwhenhewa□castas□r.Chowinth□blockbustercomedy"TheHang□ver."Hi□performa□ceastheflambo□antan□o□t□age□usgang□tergarnered□idespreada□tenti□□an□ca□apultedhi□□ntothes□otlight.Audienc□swer□□aptivatedby□is□earle□s,over-□he-t□pportra□al□a□dhebe□am□astandou□starofthefil□.Jeong□str□n□itionfrom□e□icinetoHollyw□odwaso□fic□allyunderway,andhewas□eterminedtom□kethem□stofth□s□nexp□ctedop□ortunity.<□p> In2□07,J□ong□othisbigb□e□kwhe□hewascas□asMr.C□ow□ntheb□ock□ust□rc□m□dy"TheHang□□er."□isp□rf□rma□ceastheflamb□□a□t□ndou□r□geou□gangste□garneredwidesprea□□□te□tionand□a□apul□ed□i□in□othespotli□ht.A□di□ncesw□reca□tivatedbyhisfearless,o□er-t□e-toppo□□r□y□l,andh□becameas□ando□tstaro□thefilm.Jeon□'stransitionfrommed□c□netoHoll□wo□dwa□official□yun□□rway,a□dhewasdeterm□n□□tomake□h□mostoft□isunexp□ctedo□po□tun□ty. I□20□7,Jeon□gothi□bi□breakwhenhewascast□sMr.Cho□in□hebloc□buste□comedy"The□ango□er."His□erformanceasth□fl□mboyantandoutrag□ousgan□s□ergarnered□idespreadat□e□t□o□andcatapu□□edhimintoth□spotli□ht.Audien□eswer□captivatedb□h□□fear□ess,over-th□-topportrayal,□ndhebe□a□eastandoutstarofth□film.J□ong'stransit□o□□rommedic□netoHollywo□dwasoffic□all□un□erw□y,andh□□asdet□rmined□omakethemost□ft□isunexpecte□oppor□□□ity.<□p> In2007,□e□nggoth□□bigbreakwhenhe□ascastasMr.Chowintheblo□kbustercomedy"Th□Hangover."H□spe□forma□ce□stheflamboy□nta□doutr□geo□sg□ngsterg□rne□edwi□e□preadatt□n□iona□□□atapult□dhim□ntothespot□ight.□udien□eswer□captiv□t□dbyhisfea□l□□s,over-t□e-topportray□□,andhebe□ameasta□dou□starofthefilm.J□on□'strans□tionfrommedicinetoHollywoodwaso□ficiallyund□rway,andh□wasdetermi□ed□omak□the□o□□oft□isunexp□□tedopp□□tunity. I□20□7,Jeonggothisbigbr□□kw□enhewascast□sMr.Chowint□eblockbus□er□om□dy"TheHangover."Hisperformanceast□efl□mboy□n□and□□trageousgangsterg□r□ere□wid□s□rea□att□ntionan□catapultedhim□ntot□□sp□t□ight.A□dienceswere□aptiv□tedbyh□sfearl□□□,□ve□-the-topportrayal,□ndhebe□ameas□a□dou□s□arofthefil□.Jeong'stra□s□tio□from□□di□inetoHo□lywoodwasofficiallyunde□way,andhewasdeterminedtomaketh□mo□t□fthisu□□xpectedopportu□□□y□