<□>Born in □etro□t, Mi□higan,□□eong grew up □n□a □ous□hol□ with parents who□□□re□□o□h□edu□at□d □n South □orea with □re□ms of academ□c s□ccess □or t□eir□childr□n. Pursuing a ca□eer□in medicine seemed□like t□e na□ural□p□th for Jeong, an□ he dutifully pur□u□d it, ear□ing his M.D.□at the Univer□it□ of North C□rolina at Chapel Hil□. Ho□ev□□, □is passion fo□ comedy had alway□ b□rned □ithi□ him, a□d he □e□an p□r□orm□ng stan□□up comedy while still pr□cti□i□g □edici□e.