In20□7,Jeonggothisbi□br□□kwhe□hew□scas□a□M□.C□owi□□h□blockb□□terc□medy"□h□□angov□r□"□ispe□forman□e□s□□efl□□□oyan□ando□tra□eousgangste□g□rner□□□id□spreadattentio□an□c□□ap□l□□dhi□in□o□□es□□t□i□□t.Audi□□□e□were□□pt□vat□db□hi□fea□l□□s,over-the-topportr□□al,and□□beca□□ast□□□outstaroft□efi□□.Jeo□g's□rans□ti□□□r□m□edicinet□Hollywoodwasof□□ciallyunde□way□□□□hewa□□et□□minedt□makethemost□□thisu□e□pecte□oppor□unity.In2□07,□eonggo□hi□□□gbreakwhenh□wasca□tasMr.Ch□wi□the□lockbus□er□om□□y"□heHang□ve□."H□spe□forma□ceas□heflam□oya□tand□□trage□□□g□□□□□er□a□ne□ed□idespreadat□enti□nan□c□ta□□lt□□him□nt□thes□□tli□□t.□udiences□e□eca□ti□□□ed□y□is□e□□□□ss,over-the-t□pportrayal□□nd□ebe□amea□□ando□□starof□he□il□□Jeo□g'□trans□ti□nf□om□edici□□□oHollywoo□wa□officia□lyun□□rw□y□andhewa□□etermin□□to□ak□them□s□o□th□□unex□ec□edopportun□ty." />
In□007,□eon□gothisbigbr□akwhe□hewascastas□r.Cho□i□□heblock□□□□e□comedy□Th□□angover.□Hisperfo□manc□a□th□□□□mb□yan□andoutrageousgangste□garneredw□despre□d□tten□ionand□a□a□ult□dhimin□othespotl□ght.Audienceswerecaptivatedbyhisfearles□,ov□r-□he-topportray□l,andheb□ca□east□□douts□a□oft□□film.Jeong'stransitionfrommed□cinetoHo□l□woodwa□officiall□u□derway,andhewasdeterminedtomake□he□ostoft□isunexpectedopportu□i□y.□/p> In20□7,Jeongg□thi□big□rea□whenhe□asca□tasMr.Chow□ntheblockbuster□omedy"TheHango□er."Hisper□o□manceastheflamboy□nt□□□outrag□ousg□ng□tergarner□dwidesp□eadatte□tion□nd□□tapultedhiminto□hespot□ight.Audiencesw□□ecap□i□at□dbyhis□□a□les□,ov□r-the□topportray□□,□nd□ebecameastandou□s□arofthefilm.Jeong'stran□itionfrommedicinetoH□llywo□dwa□o□f□cially□nder□ay,a□□□ewasdeter□□□ed□omakethe□ostoft□isunex□ectedopportunity. In2007,Jeonggothisbi□bre□kwhe□hew□scas□asMr.Chowi□th□blockbustercomedy"□he□angov□r□"□isperformance□s□hefla□boyantando□tra□eousgangste□garner□dwid□spreadattentionan□c□tap□l□edhi□into□□es□□t□ig□t.Audie□ce□were□□ptivat□dbyhi□fearl□ss,over-the-topportra□al,and□□becam□ast□□doutstaroft□efi□m.Jeo□g'stransitio□frommedicinet□Hollywoodwasoff□ciallyunde□way,□ndhewas□et□rminedtomakethemost□□thisu□e□pectedoppor□unity. In2007,Jeonggothisb□gbreakwhenh□wascastasMr.Chowi□the□lockbus□er□omedy"□heHang□ve□."Hispe□forma□ceastheflam□oyantandoutrage□u□g□□□sterga□neredwidespreadattentionandcata□ult□dhimintothes□□tli□□t.Audiences□e□ecapti□□□edbyhis□e□□l□ss,over-the-topportrayal,and□ebecamea□□andoutstarof□he□ilm.Jeo□g'□trans□ti□nfrom□edici□□□oHollywoodwasofficiallyun□□rw□y□andhewa□determinedtomak□them□stofthi□unex□ectedopportun□ty.