In2007□Jeo□ggothisbi□break□□en□ewa□castasM□□C□owi□th□bl□c□□uste□□□m□d□"The□angove□."Hisperform□nce□st□□f□□□bo□antandou□rag□□usgan□□□erga□ner□d□□despread□ttenti□□andcatapult□□h□□i□□o□□espotligh□.Audiences□erecap□□va□edbyhisfearle□s,ov□r□the-□opp□□t□□yal,and□ebecame□s□a□doutstarofthef□l□.□□ong□stran□□tionf□omme□i□ine□o□ol□ywo□□□a□offi□ia□lyu□derw□□,andhewasdet□rmi□ed□□□a□eth□mos□□□□hi□u□e□pe□ted□p□□rtu□i□y.I□2□07,Jeon□g□□hisbi□b□eakw□enhe□asc□s□asMr.Ch□winthe□□□ckb□ster□□□e□□"□heHangove□."H□sp□rfor□ance□sth□□□am□□□an□andoutra□eo□sgangst□rga□ne□e□□idesp□□ada□t□n□i□n□n□c□□apul□ed□□min□o□hesp□tl□g□t□□u□□e□ceswer□captiv□te□byhi□fearles□,ov□r□th□-to□portray□l,an□hebecame□st□ndoutstaroft□efi□m.J□on□'□t□ansi□i□nfrom□e□i□□net□Hollywo□dw□sof□iciall□underway,andhew□sdeterminedtoma□ethem□s□of□hisun□□pect□□op□□r□uni□□.□n□□0□,Je□n□got□isbigbre□kwhenhe□ascas□□□Mr□□□o□inth□b□□□kbuste□□□medy"TheHan□□□□□."His□er□o□m□n□□astheflam□o□an□a□dou□rageousgangste□garneredwid□s□rea□□t□□ntio□a□dcat□pul□□d□i□in□ot□espotli□□t.Aud□□n□□s□ere□a□tivatedb□h□□□□arle□s,ov□r□th□-toppor□r□yal,andhe□e□ameast□ndoutstarofthefil□□□e□n□'stransitionfrom□e□i□inetoH□l□□woodwa□o□□i□□□llyunde□way,□□□hewa□deter□in□d□omake□he□□s□ofthisu□e□p□□□□□□pportun□□y□In□0□7□□eongg□this□igb□eakwhenhe□asca□tas□r□Chowintheblock□usterc□□edy□Th□Hango□□r.□Hisp□□form□nc□as□hefl□□boy□nta□dou□□□ge□usg□ng□tergarne□e□w□d□sp□ead□tt□nti□nandc□ta□ulte□□□m□nto□hespotli□□□.□ud□enc□s□erecap□ivat□□□y□i□□ear□es□□o□e□-□he□□op□ort□ayal,andhebeca□e□s□□n□out□tarof□□□fi□m□Jeo□□'□trans□tion□rommedi□inetoHolly□oodw□□off□cia□lyun□e□□ay□andh□□asd□t□r□ined□omak□t□□m□s□o□this□nexpect□d□□port□nity.□p>□□20□7,Jeong□□t□i□□ig□re□□whenhe□ascas□asMr.Chowin□□eb□ockbu□terc□medy"Th□Ha□go□er.□□is□erf□rm□n□easth□fla□bo□antand□□t□ageousga□g□□er□arneredw□□es□reada□t□n□□o□and□atapu□tedh□min□oth□spo□lig□t.A□d□□n□□□wereca□tiv□t□□byhisf□ar□es□□over-the-top□ortraya□,a□□□ebecame□st□□dout□□aro□th□□i□m.J□o□g'stran□i□ion□rommedic□□e□□Hollywo□dwaso□fic□all□unde□way,and□ewasde□□□minedtoma□□□hemos□ofth□□□nexp□□ted□□□o□tu□i□y." />
In2007,Jeongg□thisbigbre□□whe□hewascasta□Mr.□□ow□ntheblockbus□e□comedy□TheHa□gover."Hisperformancea□t□e□lam□□yantand□utrageousg□ngstergar□eredw□despreadattentionandcatapu□tedh□mi□to□hespotligh□.□u□iences□□recaptivatedbyhis□earle□s,over-the-topportrayal,an□he□ecame□s□a□doutst□ro□□hefil□.Je□ng'stra□sitio□frommedici□etoHollywo□dwas□ffici□llyun□erwa□,andhew□sde□ermin□dtomaket□□mostofth□sune□p□ctedopp□□tunity□ In2007,Jeongg□□hisbi□b□eakw□enhe□ascas□asMr.Chowintheb□ockb□stercome□y"TheHangove□."H□sperfor□ance□sth□f□ambo□an□andoutrageo□sgangstergarnere□□idespreada□t□n□ionan□c□□apul□ed□imin□othesp□tl□ght□□u□□e□ceswer□captiv□tedbyhisfearles□,ov□r□the-to□portray□l,an□hebecameast□ndoutstarofthefi□m.J□ong'stransiti□nfrom□e□i□□net□Hollywo□dwasof□iciall□underway,andhew□sdeterminedtoma□ethem□stof□hisun□xpect□dop□or□uni□y. In□007,Jeon□got□isbigbre□kwhenhe□ascas□a□Mr□□howinth□b□□□kbuste□□omedy"TheHan□ove□."Hisper□o□man□eastheflambo□antandou□rageousgangste□garneredwides□readat□entio□a□dcat□pul□□dhi□in□ot□espotlight.Aud□□nces□ereca□tivatedb□his□□arle□s,over□the-topportrayal,andhe□ecameastandoutstarofthefilm□□eon□'stransitionfrom□e□i□inetoHollywoodwa□of□i□□□llyunde□way,□n□hewa□deter□in□d□omakethemos□ofthisu□expe□□□□□pportuni□y. In□007,□eongg□this□igbreakwhenhe□ascastas□r□Chowintheblockbusterc□medy□TheHango□□r.□Hispe□formanc□asthefl□mboy□ntandout□□geousg□ng□tergarne□edw□despread□tt□ntionandcata□ulte□□□m□ntothespotli□□t.□ud□enc□s□erecaptivate□□yhis□earless,ove□-the-topport□ayal,andhebecameast□n□outstarof□□efi□m□Jeon□'strans□tionfrommedicinetoHollywoodw□□off□ciallyunder□ay,andhewasdet□r□ined□omak□t□□mostofthisunexpectedo□portunity.