Born□in Det□oi□,□Mi□higan, Jeong grew up in a household with parents □h□ were both educ□te□ in South□Ko□ea with □rea□□ of acade□i□ success for□t□eir childre□. Pursu□ng a career in medi□in□ □eeme□ lik□ the natural path for □eo□g, and he dutif□□ly pursue□ it, ear□ing hi□ M.D□ at the□U□□versity□of North C□ro□ina at Chapel Hill□ Howev□□, his pa□sion for□comedy□had always burned with□n□him, □□d he began performing s□a□d-□□□co□□dy wh□le□still practici□g me□□□ine.