<□□B□□n □n□Detroit, Mi□higan, Jeo□g □□□w up in a hou□□h□ld with parents who□were both educated□in South Kore□ w□□□□dreams□of acade□ic □uccess for their□childre□. Pursui□g□a career in medic□n□ seemed □ike□t□e natural p□th for Jeong□ □nd he □u□iful□y purs□e□ i□,□earning □is M.D. at the Univers□ty□□f North Caro□ina at Chapel Hill. However,□his p□ssio□ for □o□edy had a□ways b□rned wi□□in him, and he □egan□perfor□ing□s□a□d-up comedy while still pr□□ticin□ medi□ine.