□p>Born in Det□oit, Michigan, Jeong grew□□p in a household with p□rents who□□ere both educa□ed in So□□h Korea with dreams □□□academi□ suc□ess for th□□r childr□n.□Pursu□ng a c□ree□ in med□□in□ seemed li□e□the nat□ral pat□□f□r J□ong, a□d he□□utifully pursued□it,□earni□□ his □□D.□at□t□e□U□iversit□ of□□orth □□rolin□ a□ Ch□pel Hill. However, hi□ passio□ for □ome□y had always burned w□thi□ him, and he beg□n □erfor□□n□□st□n□-up comedy while stil□ pract□c□ng med□cin□.