In200□,Jeon□gothi□bigbr□ak□h□□hewasca□tasMr.Chowint□ebl□□kbusterco□edy"T□eHangover."His□erform□nceasthe□l□mbo□anta□doutrageousga□gste□garneredwi□es□readatte□tio□□ndcatapulted□imintothe□potl□gh□.Au□ienceswere□a□tivatedbyh□□fearles□,over-t□□-□o□portra□al,and□ebecameastandou□□taro□thefilm.Jeong'stra□sitionfro□me□icineto□ollywoodwasoffi□□allyun□erw□y,andhew□sdeterminedtomakethe□ostof□h□□unexpect□dopp□rtunit□. In20□□,□eongg□thisb□gbreakwhenhe□ascas□a□Mr.C□owi□the□lock□uster□omedy"The□angover."Hispe□for□ancea□□hefla□□oyantandou□rag□ou□gangs□ergarneredwidespreadat□ent□□na□dcatapulte□□imin□othe□potlight.□udienc□swerecap□iva□e□byhisfe□r□ess,o□□r-□he-□opportrayal□□n□he□ecameastandoutstaro□thefilm□□e□ng'stransitio□frommedicinet□Ho□□yw□□dw□so□fic□al□yunde□way,a□□h□wasdete□m□ne□tom□kethemostofthi□unexpe□ted□pport□nity. In2□07□Jeonggothisb□g□reakwhe□h□wascastasMr.C□owintheblockbuste□comedy"TheH□ngover."Hisperformanceastheflambo□an□andoutrageousgangsterg□rner□d□idesprea□□t□entio□□ndcatapultedhi□in□oth□spotlight.□□diencesw□recaptiv□tedby□isfearless,over-the-t□pportrayal,andheb□ca□eastandoutstarofthefilm□J□ong'stransi□ion□rom□□dic□ne□o□olly□oo□wasof□ic□allyun□erw□y,an□h□wa□determined□o□akethemostofth□sunex□ected□pportuni□□. In2□07,Jeonggo□his□□gbr□akw□enhewascastasMr.Chow□nt□e□lockbusterc□medy"TheHan□o□er."Hi□perf□rmanc□□sthe□lamboyant□□doutrageou□gangs□ergar□□re□wid□s□readattentionandcatap□□□e□himint□th□spotlig□t.Audienc□swerecapti□atedbyhisfea□less,over-t□e-topportrayal,□ndh□□□camea□tando□t□tarofthefilm.Jeong'strans□tio□fromme□□cinetoHo□lywoodw□soffici□llyunderway,and□e□□□de□ermined□□ma□ethem□sto□□hisunex□ectedopp□rtun□ty. In□007,Jeonggothisbig□r□akwhenhew□scastasMr.Chowinth□bl□ckbusterco□edy□TheH□□go□er."Hi□pe□forma□ceasthef□amboyant□ndoutrag□ousgangstergarn□redwide□□readattentiona□dcat□pult□dhimintot□esp□tlight.□□die□ces□ere□a□tivatedbyhisfearle□□,ove□-the□topportra□□l,andheb□c□meastandoutstar□fthefilm.Jeo□□'st□ans□t□onf□omm□dicinetoHolly□oo□was□f□iciallyunder□a□□andhewasdeter□ine□toma□ethemostofthisunex□ectedopportunit□.