In2□□7□□□on□got□□s□i□□rea□□□en□□□asca□tasMr.Cho□in□h□block□ustercomed□□TheHan□ov□□."Hisp□rfo□manc□a□□hef□amboyantand□□□□ageo□sgan□sterg□rn□re□wi□esp□eadatten□ionand□atapult□dh□□in□oth□spotl□ght.□ud□enc□swer□captiv□t□□b□his□earless,□ver-□he-top□ortray□l,□n□hebe□□□□astan□outstarofthe□i□m.□eon□'st□an□i□□□n□□ommed□cine□o□□llyw□□d□□s□ffi□ial□y□□d□rw□y,a□□hewasdeterminedt□maket□emo□t□□□hisune□□ectedo□por□u□ity.In2□0□,Je□nggoth□sbig□r□a□□he□he□as□□□tas□r.C□□□i□□□□bl□□kbu□t□rco□ed□"Th□□an□□v□□."His□er□orm□nceastheflamb□y□□tand□utrag□ousga□gster□arnere□wide□p□□□dat□entio□an□cata□u□t□□□□minto□hesp□tlig□□.□u□iencesw□reca□tivated□□□i□fear□□s□,ov□r-the-to□port□ayal□□nd□ebec□meast□ndoutst□r□□t□□film.Jeon□'stra□□□□□o□fr□m□□di□□□etoHoll□woo□waso□f□□ial□y□nderw□□,andh□wasdeterminedtomak□□hemostof□hisu□ex□ec□edopportu□□t□□In2□07,Jeong□oth□□b□□□re□kwhenhewasc□s□asMr.Chowinth□bl□ckb□□terco□□□y"T□e□a□g□ve□."Hi□performan□□as□□□flam□o□a□ta□doutrage□□sg□ngst□r□□r□□re□wide□p□eada□t□nti□na□□c□□apul□ed□imint□□hes□□tl□g□□.Audi□n□eswe□□ca□tiv□tedbyhisfear□□ss□o□er-the□□opp□rtr□yal,andh□b□cam□□standouts□ar□□□□efi□□.Jeong□stransition□ro□□ed□□inet□□olly□□□d□asofficiallyun□er□□y,a□□hewa□□eter□□nedtom□kethem□□□ofth□su□□x□ecte□op□ortuni□□.In□□07,Jeong□□thisbi□br□□kwh□nhew□sc□s□□s□r.□howinthe□lock□□□□e□comedy"Th□Hangover□"His□e□□ormanceast□efl□m□o□an□an□□utrageousg□□g□□erga□neredwi□□□pr□□d□tte□tionan□catapultedhi□int□the□po□li□ht.□ud□□nce□we□□c□□tivate□byhisfe□□□□s□□ov□□-the-t□p□□r□□aya□,and□□becameast□ndoutstarofthe□ilm□Jeon□'stra□sit□o□□□o□medicinet□□ollywood□asofficiall□underwa□,a□d□ewa□deter□□nedtoma□ethemos□ofthisun□□pe□ted□ppo□tu□ity□□/□>In2□0□,□□o□ggothi□bigbrea□□h□n□ewas□□stasMr.C□□□inthebl□ck□us□ercomed□"Th□Hangover."H□□pe□□or□an□eas□hefla□□oya□□□n□ou□r□geou□gang□□□r□ar□ered□□de□pr□a□□□□en□ionandcat□pult□dh□min□o□h□spo□l□□h□.A□d□□nceswere□aptiv□□ed□yh□□□□ar□ess□□ver□□□e-□opp□□tra□al,an□□□□e□am□astando□□sta□o□the□ilm.Jeon□'□tran□it□□nf□ommed□□in□t□H□ll□woo□w□soff□□iallyunderw□y,an□he□a□determinedt□ma□ethe□ostoft□is□n□xpe□t□doppo□t□ni□y." />
I□2007,J□□nggothisbigbrea□whenh□wascastasMr.Chow□□t□eblo□kbuster□omedy"TheHa□gover."Hisperform□ncea□□hef□amboyantandoutra□eousgangstergarnere□widespr□□□attentio□andcatapulted□iminto□hes□otlig□t.Audienceswere□aptivat□□byh□sfearl□ss,over-the-t□pportrayal,andheb□c□me□□□ando□□□□arofth□□i□m.□eong'□tr□□siti□nfrommedicinetoHollywoodwaso□ficiallyunderway,andhewasdetermi□edtomake□hem□s□ofthi□unexpectedo□p□rtu□ity.□/p> In2007,□eon□got□□s□i□□reak□hen□e□ascastasMr.Cho□intheblock□ustercomed□□TheHangov□□."Hisp□rformanc□as□hef□amboyantando□□□ageousgangsterg□rn□redwi□espreadatten□ionand□atapult□dhimin□oth□spotl□ght.□ud□enc□swer□captiv□te□b□his□earless,over-□he-top□ortray□l,□ndhebe□□□eastandoutstarofthefilm.Jeon□'stransi□ionf□ommedicinetoH□llywo□d□□s□ffi□ially□□d□rw□y,a□□hewasdeterminedt□maket□emo□t□□□hisune□□ectedo□por□u□ity.□> In2□0□,Je□nggothisbigbreakwhenhewasc□□tasMr.Chowi□thebl□ckbust□rcomedy"TheHan□□v□r."His□er□ormanceastheflamb□yantandoutrageousga□gstergarnere□widespr□□dat□entionan□cata□ulte□himinto□hesp□tlig□t.□udienceswereca□tivatedb□□i□fearl□ss,over-the-topportrayal,and□ebec□meast□ndoutstar□ft□efilm.Jeon□'stransi□io□fr□m□edic□□etoHoll□woodwasoffi□iallyunderw□□,andh□wasdeterminedtomak□□hemostof□hisu□expectedopportunity. In2□07,Jeonggoth□□b□□□reakwhenhewasc□stasMr.Chowinth□bl□ckb□stercom□dy"TheHang□ver."Hi□performan□eas□h□flam□o□a□tandoutrageousg□ngst□r□arnere□wide□preada□t□ntiona□□catapul□ed□iminto□hes□otlight.Audien□eswer□captiv□tedbyhisfear□□ss,o□er-the-topp□rtr□yal,andh□b□cam□□standouts□ar□f□□efi□□.Jeong□stransition□rommed□□ineto□olly□□□dwasofficiallyun□er□ay,an□hewasdeter□inedtom□kethem□□□ofth□sunex□ectedopportunit□. In□□07,Jeong□□thisbigbr□□kwhenhewascast□s□r.Chowintheblock□□□□e□comedy"Th□Hangover□"His□e□□ormanceast□efl□m□o□antandoutrageousga□g□□erga□neredwid□□pr□□d□ttentionandcatapultedhi□intothespo□li□ht.Aud□ence□we□□c□ptivatedbyhisfe□r□es□,ov□r-the-toppor□rayal,and□□becameastandoutstarofthefilm□Jeong'stransit□onf□ommedicinet□Hollywood□asofficiall□underway,and□ewa□determ□nedtoma□ethemos□ofthisun□□pectedopportu□ity.□/□> In2□0□,J□o□ggothi□bigbreakwh□nhewascastasMr.C□owintheblock□ustercomed□"Th□Hangover."Hi□per□or□an□eas□heflam□oya□□an□ou□rageousgangs□□r□arneredw□de□pr□a□□t□entionandcat□pult□dhimin□oth□spotli□ht.A□d□□nceswere□aptiva□edbyh□□fear□ess,over-□he-□opportrayal,andhebe□am□astandoutsta□o□the□ilm.Jeong'□transitionf□ommed□□inetoH□llywoodwasofficiallyunderway,an□hewa□determinedtomakethemostoft□is□nexpectedopportuni□y.