□orninDetroit,M□ch□gan,Je□ng□rewupinaho□se□old□ithpa□e□ts□howerebotheducatedin□outhKoreawit□dreamsofacadem□csuccess□o□theirchil□r□n.P□□suingacare□rinmedicin□seemedli□ethenatur□□pathfor□eong,andhe□utiful□yp□r□ue□it,ea□ni□ghis□.□.attheUniver□it□ofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.However,hispass□□nfor□□medyh□□a□□a□s□urnedwi□h□□him,andhebega□perfo□ming□tand-□□□ome□y□hilesti□lpractici□gmedicine□ Bo□ni□□etr□it,Michig□n,Jeonggrewupinah□us□□oldwithp□rentswhow□reb□theducatedinS□uthK□re□□□thdreamsof□cademic□uccessfortheirchil□re□.Pu□□u□ngaca□eerinmedi□□n□see□edlikethenaturalpathforJeon□,an□□□dutifullypursuedit□earninghisM□D.atth□U□iversi□yofN□rthCarolinaa□□hapelH□l□.H□wever,hispa□si□nforco□edyhad□lw□ysburn□dwithinhim,andhebeganperform□n□st□nd-upcomedywhil□s□illprac□i□ingmedicine.<□p> Born□nDetroit,Mic□igan,Jeonggrewupin□household□□t□parentswh□w□reboth□du□atedi□So□thK□reawithd□□□mso□□cademicsu□c□ssforth□i□children.Pursuinga□areer□nmedicineseemed□ik□then□tu□alpathforJeong,andheduti□ullypur□uedit,earninghisM.D.attheUniv□rsityo□Nor□hCarol□n□atChapelHi□l.However,hispassionf□rcomedyhada□waysbu□□edw□t□inh□m□□n□heb□ga□p□r□ormi□gstand-upc□m□dywh□le□tillpr□ct□cing□e□i□ine. Born□nDetro□t,Michig□n,J□ongg□e□u□inahouseholdwit□parentsw□o□erebothedu□atedinS□□thKoreawit□d□e□msof□c□demicsuccessforthe□rchildren.Purs□ingacar□□ri□medicine□eemedliket□ena□ura□pa□hforJeon□,andhed□tifullypursu□dit□e□rninghisM.□.attheUn□□ersityofNo□t□□arolinaat□hapelHil□.However,hispass□onf□rcomedyhadal□a□sbu□□ed□ithinhim,andhebeganp□rformingstand-upcomedywhil□st□ll□rac□□□□ngmedicine□□>