B□rninD□troit,Mich□gan,Jeonggrewupina□ouseholdwi□hpare□□swhow□reboth□d□cat□din□□u□hKoreawi□hd□e□msofacademicsu□ce□sfo□thei□c□ild□en.Pu□suingacare□ri□medicinesee□edliket□e□aturalpa□hforJeong□□ndhed□tifullypursu□d□t,earn□□□hisM.D.atthe□□□versi□yofNorthCaroli□aatChapel□il□.How□v□r,hisp□ss□onforc□medyhadalwaysb□rnedwithinhim,a□dh□beganper□ormingstand-u□comedywhilestillpra□ticingmed□cine.□/p>□p>BorninDetro□t,Michiga□,Je□n□grewupi□ahouseholdwit□p□□ent□whowerebotheduc□tedin□outhK□□eawithdreams□facad□mi□succ□ssfort□eirchildr□n.Pur□ui□gacar□e□inm□d□cines□emedliket□enatu□alpa□hf□rJeong,an□h□dutifully□u□suedi□,□a□ninghi□□.D.attheUn□versityofNorthCarolinaatChapel□ill□Howe□□r□hispas□ionforcomedy□adalwaysburnedwithinhim,□ndh□□eg□nperformi□gst□n□-upcom□□yw□ilest□ll□ra□ticing□e□ic□ne□ Bor□in□etro□t□Mic□igan□Jeonggrewupinahouseholdw□□hparentswhowereb□theducatedinSo□thKoreawithdreamsof□cade□icsuccessfortheirchi□dren.Purs□ingacareerinmed□cin□□eemed□ikethenatu□□lpat□□orJeong,andhed□t□fullyp□rsu□dit,e□rninghisM.D.at□heUniversity□f□□rth□arolinaat□□apelHill□Howeve□,hispassionforcome□yhad□lwaysburnedwithinhim,an□he□e□□np□□formingstand-upcomedywhilest□llpracticin□medicine. BorninDe□roit,□□chi□an,Jeonggrewupinah□use□□ldwithpare□tswhowerebotheducat□□inSout□Koreawith□ream□□fa□□demicsuccess□ortheir□hil□□en.P□rsuinga□areeri□me□ic□neseemedlik□then□tu□□□pathfor□eong□andhedutifu□lypu□suedit,e□rninghi□M.D.at□heUn□v□rsityofNo□t□CarolinaatC□apel□ill□However,hi□p□□si□nf□rc□□edyhadalwaysbur□□dwithi□hi□□an□hebeg□nperformi□gstand□upco□edyw□i□estillpracticin□□edicine. BorninDetroit,Michig□□,□e□ngg□ewupinaho□□eholdw□thparentswh□wereb□t□educatedinSouthKor□awithdreamsofa□ademicsuccessfortheirchild□□□.P□□sui□g□care□rinmedicineseemed□ikethenatural□a□□forJeong,an□□edutifull□□ursuedit,ea□ninghi□□.□.a□theUniversityof□orthCaroli□aatChap□□Hil□.Howeve□,hispass□onfor□□medyhadalwa□sburnedwi□□inhim□□ndhe□eganperfo□ming□t□n□-□p□o□e□ywh□lest□llpracticingmedici□e.