<□>Born□in Detroit, Michig□n, Jeong g□ew up in a ho□se□ol□ with parents who were b□th educa□ed □n South Korea with dreams of academi□□success for□their child□en.□Pur□uing □ c□reer in med□cin□ s□emed l□ke t□e natural p□th □or Je□ng□ and he□duti□ully pu□sued □t, ear□ing hi□ M.D. at the Uni□ersity of North Carolina□at□Chapel Hill. □□wever, □is p□s□ion for co□□dy □ad□□lw□□s bur□□d □ithin □im, □nd□□e□be□an pe□fo□m□ng stand-□p□comed□ while still practici□g medicine.