Born in Detroit, Michigan,□Jeong gre□ up i□ a house□old with par□nts□who we□e both □du□at□d □n South K□rea with dreams of acad□mic succes□ f□r their chi□□ren. □ursuing a career in medi□ine □eem□d like the na□u□al □□th for Jeong, and he □utifu□ly pursu□d it, earning □□s□M□D. at th□ □niv□rsity□of Nor□h Car□lina at Chape□□□ill. H□w□ve□,□his passion for comedy had al□ays bur□ed within him, an□ he began per□orming stand-up c□□ed□ wh□le □ti□l□p□actic□ng □edici□e.