□□p>Bo□n in De□roi□, Michigan□ J□ong g□ew up in a hou□e□old with parents□who were both educ□te□ in □ou□h Kor□a wi□h dream□ o□ acade□ic su□cess for th□ir children. Pursuin□□a □areer in medicine seemed like the natur□l path□fo□ Jeong, and he□dutifu□ly □ur□ued it, earnin□ his M□□. a□ □he Univer□ity□of □o□th Carolina at Chapel Hil□. Howe□er□ his pass□o□ f□r □o□edy ha□ always burn□d wit□i□ □im, a□□ he b□gan per□or□ing □t□nd-u□ com□□y while□st□ll □ra□ticin□ medicine.□