□n2007,J□onggothisbi□b□e□kwhe□he□as□□st□s□□.□□o□in□h□b□oc□□□ste□□□me□y□TheH□ng□ver.□His□erformancea□the□lamboy□ntand□u□rag□o□sgangs□ergarnere□w□□□spreadatt□□ti□□a□dca□□pul□e□□im□ntothe□p□tlight.A□□i□nce□we□ec□pt□□□tedbyh□sf□a□les□,□□□r□the-to□port□a□a□□andhebe□a□e□s□andout□□□rofthefilm□□□o□g'□tr□nsit□o□fr□mme□i□ine□oHolly□□□□w□□offi□□a□ly□n□er□a□,□ndhe□asdeter□□nedtoma□ethemostof□hisun□□p□ctedop□o□tun□□y.□n□007,Jeon□g□th□sb□gbre□kwhen□ewas□ast□s□□□□h□winth□blo□□bu□t□rc□medy"□□□H□ngo□e□."H□sp□rfo□manceasthe□lamb□y□n□an□outra□e□□sgan□st□rgarne□e□□idesp□eada□□□ntionand□at□pu□tedh□m□□tothe□potligh□.□ud□en□e□w□r□captiv□tedbyh□sf□ar□e□s,□□er-the-topportra□a□,□ndhebecameast□n□o□tstaroft□efilm□Jeong□□□ransitionfrommed□cin□□o□ollyw□odwaso□□i□ially□n□erway,andhewasd□t□□mi□edto□□kethe□osto□thisunexpe□ted□□p□rtu□it□.In2007□Jeo□gg□th□□□igbreakw□e□hewa□□□s□asMr.Ch□w□□theb□□c□bust□rc□me□y"TheH□ngover."Hisp□□for□ance□st□□flamb□yanta□do□trageou□□angsterg□□n□redw□des□reada□t□□t□□□□ndc□tapultedhimintoth□spot□igh□.A□diences□er□capti□ated□y□is□earless,□ver-the-□op□o□tray□l,a□dheb□cam□a□□an□□u□st□rof□hefil□.□eong□□tr□n□i□□□□□ro□medicinet□□ollyw□□d□aso□ficially□nderw□□,□n□□ewasdeter□i□e□t□□a□et□em□stofth□sunexp□ct□□opportun□□y." />
In200□,J□onggothisbig□rea□w□enhew□scast□sM□.Chowi□th□b□ockbustercomedy"TheH□ngover."Hisperfor□ance□sthefl□mbo□antan□o□trageousgan□st□rgarneredwid□s□□eadattent□□n□nd□ata□ult□dh□mintothespotl□ght.Au□ienc□swerec□□tivatedbyhisfe□rless,ov□r-the-topp□rtrayal,andh□□eca□eastandou□st□roft□efi□m.□eong□□transitionfrommedicinetoHollywoodwas□□□□ciallyu□de□way,□n□he□asd□te□minedt□□□k□themostofthi□une□pec□ed□pportu□it□□□/p> In2007,Jeonggothisbigb□eakwhe□hewascast□sM□.□howin□h□b□oc□b□stercomedy□TheH□ng□ver.□His□erformancea□theflamboyantandou□rag□ousgangs□ergarneredw□d□spreadatt□□ti□□a□dcatapul□e□himintothe□potlight.A□□i□nceswe□ec□ptiv□tedbyh□sf□a□less,□□□r□the-to□port□a□al□andhebe□ame□standoutstarofthefilm.□□ong'□tr□nsitio□fr□mmedi□ine□oHollywo□□wasoffic□ally□nderway,□ndhewasdeterminedtomakethemostofthisun□xpectedop□ortun□ty.□> □n□007,Jeon□g□thisbigbreakwhen□ewascastasMr□Ch□winth□blo□□bu□tercomedy"Th□Hango□e□."H□sperfo□manceastheflamboy□n□andoutra□eousgan□st□rgarneredwidesp□eada□□entionand□atapultedh□mintothespotligh□.□udien□esw□r□captiv□tedbyhisf□ar□ess,over-the-topportraya□,□ndhebecameast□n□o□tstarofthefilm□Jeong's□ransitionfrommed□cineto□ollyw□odwasof□i□ially□n□erway,andhewasd□te□minedtom□kethemosto□thisunexpectedopp□rtunit□.<□□><□>In2007,Jeo□gg□th□□□igbreakwhenhewa□c□s□asMr.Ch□w□nthebloc□bustercomedy"TheHangover."Hisp□□formance□sth□flamb□yanta□do□trageous□angsterg□rn□redw□des□readattent□□□andc□tapultedhimintoth□spot□ight.Audienceswer□captivatedby□isfearless,over-the-□oppo□tray□l,andheb□cam□a□□and□utstarofthefilm.□eong□str□nsiti□□□ro□medicinet□Hollywo□d□asofficiallyunderway,an□□ewasdeter□ine□t□ma□et□em□stofth□sunexpect□dopportunity.