In200□□□eong□o□hi□big□r□□kwhenhew□s□ast□sMr□Chowi□th□bloc□bu□□er□□m□d□"□□eHa□go□□r□"Hisperform□nceast□eflamboyan□andoutra□eousga□□sterg□rn□red□□de□prea□att□n□io□a□dc□ta□ultedhi□int□thes□ot□ight.□u□□e□□es□erecapt□vat□db□h□sfea□less,over-the-t□pp□r□rayal□andheb□□a□ea□tando□tstar□□□he□ilm.□eong□strans□□ionf□ommed□c□netoHollywoodwaso□ficiallyunde□□ay□a□dhe□□sd□te□□i□□d□oma□ethemosto□t□isune□p□c□edopp□r□□nity.I□□0□7,Jeonggothi□b□gbr□akw□enhe□□scastasM□.□howi□t□□blo□□□usterc□medy"□□□Han□over.□□is□erfor□anc□a□th□flam□oyan□□n□o□□□□g□o□□gangs□er□arner□dw□desprea□□t□□□tio□andc□t□pult□dhimin□ot□□s□otligh□.A□□□□nc□s□ereca□tivat□dbyhi□f□arless,□□e□-□he-t□pportrayal,a□dh□be□ameast□□do□ts□□□□ft□□□il□□□eong's□ra□□i□ion□romme□□□inet□Holl□□□od□□so□fic□a□l□under□ay,□ndhewas□eter□i□□□tomak□th□□□stofthisun□xp□ctedopport□nit□□In2□07□Jeo□ggot□i□b□gbrea□□□□nhewa□c□s□□sMr.□h□□i□theblo□kbust□rcomedy"Th□Han□o□□r.□Hisperfor□a□ceasth□□lam□oyantan□out□a□□o□s□angsterga□□eredwidespr□ada□ten□□o□an□□ata□u□tedhimin□□thesp□tlig□□□□u□□□nces□erec□ptiv□te□b□□i□fear□□□s□□ver-□h□-t□p□□□t□a□al,and□□beca□□□standoutstar□ft□ef□□□.J□□ng'st□a□□itionfrommed□cin□toHoll□wo□dwasoffic□allyun□er□ay□andh□□□s□□te□minedtomakethemosto□t□□sun□□□□cted□p□ort□nity□□p>□□□□□7,Je□nggothisbigbreakwhenh□w□s□a□t□sMr.Chowinth□b□oc□□us□ercomedy"Th□□ang□ve□."□i□p□rfor□ance□s□□ef□amboyantand□u□ra□eousgangsterg□□ner□dwide□□r□ada□□e□tionand□a□a□ulted□i□in□othespot□i□ht.□udie□ce□we□□ca□tiva□edby□isfe□r□ess□over-the-toppor□r□y□l,andhebe□ameastando□tstaro□thefi□m□Jeong□st□□n□□□□onfr□□me□□□i□e□oHo□□ywo□dw□s□□fi□ially□n□erway□a□□he□a□□et□rm□ned□□□a□ethemostoft□isunexp□□□edopportuni□y□□/p>□□>In2007,J□□nggothi□bigbreak□□e□h□w□scastasM□.□howint□eblock□u□t□□□o□e□y"TheH□ngover."Hisperform□□□□astheflamboyantandou□rageou□ga□□□terga□n□redwi□espr□□□a□□en□ion□nd□□t□p□l□edh□mi□to□h□spot□□□ht□□□di□□cesw□recaptiv□□□□byhisfearle□s□over-□he-□o□port□aya□□□n□heb□c□□□astandoutstaroft□e□□lm.Je□□g□st□□nsitio□fromm□□icinetoH□l□□□o□dwasofficiall□□nderway,□ndh□□□sd□ter□i□e□toma□eth□□ostofth□□□n□xpectedopportuni□y□" />
In2007,Jeon□gothisbigbre□□□henh□wasc□stasMr.□□owintheblockb□□tercomed□"□heHangover."Hispe□formanceasthef□am□o□a□tandou□□age□us□angstergarneredwidespreadatt□nti□n□□dcatap□ltedhi□intothe□potlight.Audience□w□recaptivatedbyhisfearless,over-the-□o□p□rtrayal,andhebecamea□t□ndoutstarofthefilm.Jeong'stra□□□ti□nfrommedi□in□t□□o□ly□oodw□soff□ci□llyunderwa□□and□ewas□et□rmi□□dto□akethe□ostofth□sunex□e□t□dop□ortunity.□/p><□>In200□,Jeong□othisbig□reakwhenhew□scastasMr.Chowinth□bloc□bu□ter□□m□dy"□□eHa□gover□"Hisperformanceast□eflamboyantandoutrageousga□□sterg□rnered□idesprea□atten□ionandc□tapultedhi□int□thes□ot□ight.□u□□ences□erecaptivat□db□h□sfearless,over-the-t□pp□r□rayal,andheb□□a□eastandoutstaro□thefilm.□eong'strans□tionfrommedic□netoHollywoodwasofficiallyunde□way□andhe□□sd□termined□omakethemostoft□isunexpectedopp□r□unity. I□20□7,Jeonggothi□b□gbr□akw□enhewascastasMr.□howi□th□blo□□□usterc□medy"□heHan□over."□is□erfor□anc□asth□flam□oyantan□ou□□ag□o□sgangstergarneredwidesprea□at□□□tio□andc□tapultedhimintothespotligh□.Au□□enc□s□ereca□tivat□dbyhisf□arless,□ve□-□he-t□pportrayal,a□dhebe□ameast□□doutsta□□ft□efilm.Jeong's□ran□itionfrommedi□inetoHollyw□od□asoffic□allyunder□ay,andhewas□etermin□□tomak□them□stofthisun□xpectedopport□nit□□ In2□07,Jeonggot□i□bigbrea□□□enhewa□cas□□sMr.Cho□i□theblockbust□rcomedy"TheHango□□r.□Hisperfor□a□ceasthe□lamboyantandout□a□□o□s□angstergar□eredwidespr□ada□tentio□an□cata□ultedhimin□othesp□tlig□t□Au□i□nceswerecaptiv□te□b□hi□fear□e□s,□ver-the-top□o□t□a□al,and□ebeca□e□standoutstar□fthef□□m.Je□ng'st□a□sitionfrommed□cinetoHollywo□dwasoffic□allyun□erway,andh□wasdeterminedtomakethemostoft□□sun□x□□cted□pport□nity□