□p□Born □n □etroi□, M□chigan, Jeong □re□ up □n a h□useh□l□ with parents□who□were b□th educated in South Ko□ea □i□h dreams □f aca□emi□ s□ccess for□their c□ildren. □urs□i□g a career in medicine seemed li□e □he natural □ath □□r J□□ng,□and he dut□f□lly pur□ue□ □t,□e□rni□g his □.D.□a□ the□Universi□y of N□rth□Car□l□□a at Chape□□Hill. Howe□er, h□s passion for□comedy had □lways burned within him, and he began□pe□forming stand-□p□c□medy whil□ still prac□□cing medicin□.