□p□In2□0□,Jeon□got□□sb□□b□e□kwhe□hewa□□□stasM□.□ho□inthebl□ckbus□e□com□dy"TheHa□□ov□□□"H□□pe□forma□ceasth□f□am□o□ant□n□ou□□ageou□ga□gste□garneredwides□read□□tenti□n□ndc□□□pultedhi□in□□th□spot□i□ht.Au□ie□ceswe□ecaptiv□□edby□is□e□□□□□s□over-the□toppor□□a□al,andhebecameasta□d□uts□arof□□efilm□J□□ng□s□□a□siti□nf□□mmedicineto□oll□w□o□wasoffic□□llyunde□□ay,andhewasdeterminedtoma□e□□□mo□tofth□sun□x□ecte□o□port□n□ty.I□2□07,Je□nggo□hi□bigbreakwhenhe□ascast□s□□.Chow□nt□e□□o□kb□sterc□medy"TheH□ngo□e□."□□sper□□□mance□st□□flamb□y□□tand□□trageo□sga□gst□r□ar□□re□□ide□pre□datten□iona□dca□apultedhi□i□□othes□ot□□gh□.A□dienc□swe□eca□tivat□dbyhisfea□□□ss□□v□□-th□-□□pp□□□ra□al□a□dhe□□came□□□a□doutst□ro□th□f□lm.Jeong'□transitionfromme□□ci□etoH□l□y□oodwasofficially□□d□rw□y,andhe□a□de□e□mi□edto□□□□the□□□□ofthisu□□xpe□ted□□po□tunit□□□p>□n2007□Jeonggot□is□□gbreakwhenhe□ascastasMr.Ch□wintheblockbust□rcome□y"TheH□ng□ver."□isper□orm□nc□ast□e□lambo□an□a□□□□trag□□□sg□ng□tergar□e□ed□□d□spread□□□e□□□onandcatapult□dhimin□o□hespot□□g□t.Au□ien□esw□rec□ptivat□d□□□□sfear□es□□o□e□-□he□□□p□□r□rayal□an□h□□eca□east□n□ou□s□ar□f□□efilm.Jeong□stransit□on□ro□m□di□inetoH□□lyw□od□□□o□fici□llyunde□wa□□an□hewasdeter□inedto□ake□h□mos□of□his□nexp□c□e□o□portun□ty." />
□n2007,Jeon□gothisbigbr□a□whenhewasc□stasM□.Chowintheb□ockb□s□ercomedy□TheHangove□."Hisperfo□□anceas□heflamboyantand□utr□geous□□n□□terg□rneredwide□pread□tte□tionandcatapulted□imintoth□spotli□ht□□ud□enceswerecapt□□□tedbyhisfea□l□ss,over-□he□toppo□□rayal,andhe□□□amea□ta□doutstaro□thefilm.Je□ng'st□ans□tio□fr□mmedicin□toHolly□oodwa□o□□iciall□und□rway,andhewasdeterminedto□ak□themos□of□hisun□xpectedopp□□tuni□y.<□p><□>□□2007,Je□□ggot□□sbig□r□ak□h□nhew□scast□s□r.□h□□intheblock□us□ercomedy"TheHangov□r."H□spe□formanceastheflamboya□tandoutrageousga□gs□□rgarneredw□despreadat□□ntionan□c□ta□ul□edhim□ntothespotli□ht□Audiencesw□re□aptivatedbyhisfearles□□ov□r□the-to□p□□tr□yal,a□dhe□ecame□st□ndoutsta□ofthefilm.Jeong□str□nsitionfrommedicin□to□□llywo□dwasofficia□lyu□derw□y,an□he□as□etermine□toma□□themostofth□□unexp□cted□p□ort□nity.□> In2□□7,Jeonggothisbig□reakwhenhewascastasMr.Chowintheblo□k□usterco□□dy"Th□Hangover."Hisperf□rm□ncea□the□la□b□yantandou□rageo□s□□□gst□□garneredwidesprea□a□□ent□onandc□tap□lted□□□int□thespotli□h□.Audience□werec□□t□vatedby□□sfear□□s□,□ver-th□□top□or□rayal,andhebecame□standoutstaroft□efil□.Jeong'st□ansitionfromm□d□cineto□ollywo□dwasof□icially□□derway,an□hewas□eterminedtomakethem□stofthisu□e□pectedopportunit□□□□p>□p>In2□0□,Jeonggothisbi□bre□kwhenhewa□castasM□.□ho□intheblockbuste□comedy"TheHa□gover."H□□pe□forma□ceastheflam□oyantan□out□ageou□ga□gste□garneredwides□read□□tentionandcatapultedhimin□□thespot□i□ht.Audienceswe□ecaptivatedbyhisfea□□□□s□over-the-topport□ayal,andhebecameasta□douts□arof□hefilm□Jeong□stransiti□nfrommedicinetoHoll□w□o□wasofficiallyunde□□ay,andhewasdeterminedtoma□e□hemostofth□sun□x□ectedopport□nity. In2007,Je□nggothisbigbreakwhenhewascast□sMr.Chow□nthe□□ockb□sterc□medy"TheH□ngo□e□."□□sperfo□mance□stheflamboyantand□□trageousgangstergar□ere□wide□pre□dattentiona□dcatapultedhimi□tothes□otligh□.A□dienceswereca□tivatedbyhisfea□less□□ve□-the-□□pp□□tra□al□a□dheb□came□□□andoutstaro□thef□lm.Jeong'□transitionfrommed□cinetoH□lly□oodwasofficially□□d□rw□y,andhewasdete□mi□edto□a□ethem□stofthisu□expectedopportunit□□