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In□00□,Jeonggothisbigbr□ak□h□nhewasc□stasMr.Chow□□theblockbustercom□d□□□h□Hangover.□Hisperforman□□a□thefl□m□oyantand□utrageo□sga□gstergar□eredwidespread□□tentionandcatapultedh□mintothes□otligh□□Audienceswerec□pt□v□t□dbyhis□earless,ove□-the-top□□rtrayal,andhebecameast□n□outst□ro□□hefilm.Jeon□'stransitionfrommedi□inetoHollywood□as□□f□c□al□yunderway□and□ewasdetermi□ed□omake□he□o□tofthisu□expectedopp□rtu□ity□ I□20□7,Jeong□othis□ig□reakwhenhewascastasMr.Chow□nt□eblockbuster□o□edy"TheHangover□"H□sperf□□manceasthe□□ambo□ant□ndoutrageousgan□st□rga□neredwide□p□e□dattentionan□c□□apultedhiminto□hespotlight.Audienceswe□ecaptivatedbyhisfearless,over□th□-topp□rtrayal,□ndhebecameast□nd□uts□□rofthefilm.Je□ng's□ransitionfrommedicinet□Hollyw□odw□sofficia□□□underwa□,and□ewas□etermined□omakethemost□fthisunexpectedopportunity.□> □n200□,Jeongg□this□□gb□e□kw□enhewascastasMr.Ch□wi□t□ebloc□bustercomedy"T□e□ang□ve□."His□e□formanceasth□flamboyantandoutrageou□gang□tergarnered□idespr□ada□t□ntionan□c□tapultedhiminto□hespotlight.□ud□en□e□w□□□□aptiv□tedbyhi□□earl□ss,over-□h□-□oppo□trayal,a□dhebecameastandouts□□rofthefi□m.Je□ng'strans□ti□nf□□mm□dicinet□□ollywoo□□asof□i□iallyun□erway,andhewasdeterminedtomakethemosto□th□□un□xpe□ted□pportuni□y. □n200□□Je□nggothisb□gbre□kwhe□h□□ascastasMr.Chowintheb□□ck□usterco□□dy"T□eHan□o□er."Hi□perform□nce□□th□fla□bo□antan□□□tr□geousgang□ter□arneredwidesp□ead□ttentio□andcatapul□□dhimintothesp□tl□ght.Audie□c□□werecaptivated□□hi□fea□□ess,□ver□the-topp□rtra□al,andhe□ec□meastandoutstaroft□e□il□□Jeong's□ransi□□o□□rom□□dicinetoHo□l□wo□dwas□fficiallyu□□erway□□nd□e□asdeterm□n□dt□makethemostof□hi□□n□□pectedopportunity. In□007,□eonggothisbi□break□henhewascastasM□□Chowi□theblockbustercomedy"TheHa□go□er."Hi□performanceasthefl□m□oyant□ndoutr□geou□gangsterga□neredwidespreada□tentiona□d□atap□lte□□□minto□hespotlight.Audiencesw□recaptiva□edbyhisf□a□□e□s,over-the-□opportrayal,□ndhe□eca□eastandoutsta□ofthefilm.Jeo□g'st□ansitionfrommedicin□toHollywoo□wasofficiall□underway,a□d□□w□sdet□rmin□□tomakethemo□t□f□hisunex□□ctedopport□n□ty.