Born in Det□□it, Mic□igan,□Jeong gr□w u□ in a househol□ with □□re□t□ who were bo□h □ducate□ in South□Ko□ea with drea□s□of□acad□mic s□ccess for th□□r□□hildren. Pursu□□g a caree□ in □edicine seemed like the natural path□□or J□ong, and he dutif□lly pursued□it,□earning □i□ M.D. at the Uni□ersity of No□th Caroli□a at Ch□pel Hil□.□However, □is p□ssi□n for □□□edy h□d □lways □urned□w□□hi□ hi□, and he bega□ perfor□in□ stand-up comedy w□ile still□p□acticing□med□□□ne.