□□p>B□rn in D□t□o□t, M□chigan, Jeong□gr□w□up in a house□□ld wit□ p□rent□ who w□re both educated in Sou□□ Ko□ea □ith dr□a□s of academic suc□ess f□r their c□ildren. □ursui□g a career in □edici□e seemed li□e the natu□□l p□th f□r Jeong, a□d he du□if□lly pu□sue□ it□ earning □is M.D.□at the Un□v□□sity of North Caroli□a at Chapel□Hill. Howe□□r, □is pa□sion□f□r comedy ha□ alw□□s burned within h□m,□an□ he beg□n□□erforming□s□and-up□comedy whil□□still p□acticing medicine.