□□>Born in Det□oi□, Michigan, □eong gre□ up in a household with □aren□s who were b□□h e□uc□□ed in So□t□ Korea with dream□□of acade□ic□success f□□ thei□ childr□n□□Pursuing a□ca□eer in□medi□ine s□e□ed l□ke the natur□l path□for Jeong, and h□ dut□fully □u□s□ed it,□earning his M.D. at the Univers□ty of□North Carolina at Chapel□□ill. However, his passion for comedy had always bu□ned □□□h□n hi□, □nd he began □□rfo□ming s□and-up comedy while still practicing □edicine□□>