I□2□□□,Jeong□□t□i□bigb□□a□wh□nhewa□castasMr□Chowintheb□□□□busterco□edy□Th□Hangov□r.□□is□er□□rma□cea□theflamboy□n□□ndou□rage□us□angsterg□rnere□widespread□t□en□i□nan□□□□apul□□dhi□int□□h□sp□□li□ht□A□die□□eswereca□tiv□□e□b□h□□f□□r□ess,□ve□□t□e-t□p□o□trayal,□ndhebe□amea□tando□□s□ar□f□hefi□m□□e□ng'stran□itio□fr□mmedi□□netoHoll□□□□□□as□□fici□llyund□rwa□,and□□was□eterminedtom□k□□h□most□□t□i□□□e□pectedoppor□u□□□□□I□□□07,□e□nggothisbig□reak□□e□hew□sc□sta□M□.Cho□i□□hebloc□bust□□come□y□T□□H□n□□ve□."His□□□for□anceasth□flam□oy□□tan□out□age□usgang□t□□ga□ne□e□□idespreada□tentionandca□a□ultedhimint□the□p□tlig□t.□u□i□□cesw□recapt□□ated□yhis□□ar□ess,□ver-th□□t□p□□□trayal,andhebecameast□n□outst□r□ft□ef□lm.□□ong□□trans□tionfro□□e□i□□□e□□□oll□woo□wasoffici□ll□und□□way,andhe□□sdeter□inedto□akethe□os□ofth□□u□□xpe□ted□pportunity.In2007,Jeo□g□ot□isbig□reakwhenhe□as□astasMr.Cho□i□□h□b□o□k□uster□ome□y"T□eHangov□r.□□is□er□orm□□ce□sthef□amboya□t□ndoutrageousgan□ste□garne□□dwi□□□□reada□tent□o□a□dcat□p□lte□himintoth□□potli□ht.□□d□e□□e□wer□□aptivatedby□is□e□r□e□s,□ver□th□-to□p□□trayal,□n□heb□cameas□a□□□utstarof□he□□□□□Jeon□'□t□□ns□t□o□□□omme□icinet□Ho□l□woodwas□□ficia□lyun□erway,an□hewas□et□rmin□d□omak□themo□□□ft□□□unex□e□t□□opportuni□y." />
In20□7,J□on□gothi□bigbr□□k□henhewascastasMr□Chowi□theblockbuster□omedy"TheHangover."Hisperf□□m□ncea□t□e□□amb□yantandoutrageousgangstergarne□edw□de□pr□adattentiona□d□atapultedhimi□t□thesp□tlight.Audienceswerecap□iv□tedby□is□□arless,over-the-toppor□r□yal,and□ebeca□eastand□u□starof□h□fil□.Jeong'□tr□nsitionfrommedici□etoHollyw□o□□asofficial□yunderway,andhewas□ete□□ine□tomakethemostof□hi□un□xpected□p□□rtunity.<□p>□p>I□20□□,Jeonggothisbigbr□a□wh□nhewa□castasMr□Chowinthebl□c□bustercomedy□Th□Hangover."Hisper□□rma□ceastheflamboyantandoutrage□us□angstergarnere□widespread□ttenti□nan□□□□apul□edhimint□□hesp□tli□ht.A□dienceswerecaptivatedbyhisf□□rless,over□the-top□ortrayal,□ndhebecamea□tandou□starof□hefilm.□e□ng'stransitionfrommedicinetoHoll□wo□dwaso□fici□llyund□rway,and□ewas□eterminedtom□k□th□mostoft□isune□pectedopportu□□t□. I□2□07,Je□nggothisbig□reak□□enhew□scasta□M□.Chowi□□heblockbust□□comedy□Th□Han□over."His□□□for□anceasth□flam□oya□tandout□age□usgang□t□□ga□ne□e□□idespreada□tentionandca□apultedhimint□the□potlig□t.Audie□ceswerecapt□□ated□yhis□□ar□ess,over-th□-t□pp□rtrayal,andhebecameast□n□outst□rofthef□lm.Jeong□□transitionfro□□edi□i□e□o□oll□woodwasoffici□ll□und□□way,andhe□asdeterminedto□akethe□os□ofth□□un□xpe□ted□pportunity. In2007,Jeong□ot□isbigbreakwhenhe□as□astasMr.Chowi□th□blo□k□ustercomedy"T□eHangov□r."His□er□orm□□ce□sthef□amboya□t□ndoutrageousgangstergarneredwid□□preadattent□onandcatapulte□himintothespotli□ht.Aud□e□□e□wer□□aptivatedby□isfe□r□e□s,□ver-th□-topportrayal,□ndheb□cameas□a□doutstarofthe□□l□.Jeon□'st□□nsitio□□romme□icinet□Holl□woodwas□fficiallyun□erway,an□hewas□et□rmin□d□omakethemos□□fthi□unexpectedopportunity.