Bor□ □n Detroit, M□chigan,□□e□ng□g□□□ up in a ho□□ehold with pa□e□ts□who were□both educ□ted □n □outh Kor□□ with □r□a□s o□ academic success□□or thei□ chi□dren. P□rsuing a□□areer in medicine seemed lik□ the natura□ path□for□Je□ng□□and h□ dut□fully pur□ued i□, earning □is □□D. at □he Univ□rsity of N□□th Carolina at Chapel□Hill. Ho□ever, his passi□□ for comedy □ad alw□ys □□rne□ within h□m, and he began □erformi□g sta□d-up comedy whil□□still prac□i□□n□ medicin□.