<□>B□□n in □etro□t,□Mich□□□n□ Jeong grew □p in a ho□s□hold w□th□parents who wer□ bo□h educa□ed □n□South Kore□□with dr□ams□o□ a□ade□ic succ□ss for□the□r□ch□ldren. Pursuing a□career in medicine see□ed □ike □he natur□l p□th for Jeong, and he d□tifu□ly□pursue□□it, earning his M.D. at the □niversit□ of N□□th Carolina□at □hapel Hill. H□w□ver, his pa□si□n □or come□y □a□ always burne□ w□thin him, and □□ □ega□ performing□□t□nd-up co□edy w□□le still p□ac□□cing med□cine.