□□rn in Detroit□ □□chig□n, J□ong gre□ up in a□□ousehold □ith parents who □ere□□ot□ edu□a□ed in Sou□h Korea with drea□s of acade□ic succe□□ for t□e□r children. P□rsuing a career in medicine seemed like the natural path fo□ Jeong, □nd he dutifully pu□sued it,□earni□g hi□□M.D. at the □niver□ity of North □aro□ina at Chapel Hill. □□wev□r, his pas□i□n for comedy ha□ alw□ys bu□ned wit□in him, and □e began pe□forming st□□d-up□com□d□ while□□til□ practi□i□□ me□□ci□e.<□p>