<□>Born in□De□roit, Michigan,□Jeong□grew up in a house□ol□□with pa□ents who were □ot□ e□u□ated □n South Korea with □r□am□ o□ acade□ic suc□ess fo□ t□eir □□i□dren. P□rsui□g a career □n medicin□ s□□med like the□natural□□ath for□□eo□g, a□d he dutifully p□r□ued □t, ea□□ing hi□ M.D. at the Univ□rsity of Nort□ C□rol□na at □□apel Hill. Howeve□□ his □□ssion fo□ comedy ha□ always burned wit□in□him, an□ he be□□n perform□ng □t□□d-up comed□□while still practici□g med□□ine.