□n□0□7,Je□ng□ot□isb□gbrea□□hen□e□asc□stasMr.Chowinth□b□□ckbus□e□com□dy"□he□angove□."Hi□□e□□orma□c□□st□e□la□bo□ant□nd□u□□□geousgangst□r□ar□eredwidespread□tten□□□na□d□ata□□l□edhim□n□othe□p□□light.□□d□□ncesw□recap□□va□edbyhis□earle□s,o□e□□the-□oppor□ra□al□andhe□eca□east□ndo□t□tar□f□h□f□lm.□e□ng'stransitionf□□mmedi□inetoHo□ly□oodwa□□f□□cia□l□u□d□□□ay□and□ewasdet□r□i□□dtoma□□the□□stofthisunexpectedo□□□rtu□ity□In200□,J□□n□g□th□□big□□□akw□enhew□s□ast□sMr.Chow□□theb□ockbus□erc□med□"□heHa□gover."Hispe□f□rman□e□sthe□l□mboy□nta□d□□tra□eou□gang□t□rgarne□e□wides□r□a□att□nt□o□andca□a□u□□edhim□n□ot□□□potli□□t.Aud□ence□were□ap□ivatedb□hisfe□rle□□,over-the□to□portray□l,andhe□ecam□astan□out□t□□□ft□□fi□m.□□□ng'str□□□itionfrommedici□etoH□llyw□o□waso□fi□□□□lyunderwa□,a□d□ewas□eter□i□edto□a□□th□mo□t□fth□sune□□□ctedopp□rtunity.□/p>In2□0□□Jeo□ggothi□bi□b□eakwh□nhewascastasM□□□howin□□ebl□□□buster□om□dy"□h□H□□□over."His□e□f□r□a□c□ast□efla□bo□□□t□ndo□tr□g□□usgangster□ar□e□□□wi□es□rea□a□t□n□ion□ndcata□u□t□□□imi□□o□hespotli□□t.□ud□□□c□s□e□ec□□t□□atedb□hi□fear□ess,ove□-t□□□t□ppor□raya□□and□e□□c□meast□□d□uts□□rof□h□fi□□.J□ong'□□rans□tionf□omme□□□i□□□o□o□lywoodwasofficia□ly□□d□rw□y□andh□□as□□□□rminedto□ak□themostof□□□sun□□p□c□edop□ortunity□" />
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