B□□n in□□etroit, Michigan, Jeong gr□w up in a h□u□ehold w□□h parent□ who we□e □oth educate□ i□□Sou□h Kore□ with d□□□ms of□a□□demic suc□ess □or their chil□r□□. P□rsuing a care□r in medicine seemed □i□e the n□tu□□l path f□r Jeong□□and h□ dutifull□ pu□sued □t□ earning his M.D. at t□□ University of□□orth Carolina a□□Chapel Hill. □owever, his pas□i□n for □ome□□ □ad alw□□s burn□d□wit□in him, and he beg□n perfor□ing stand-up comedy while s□il□ □ra□ti□ing med□cine.