I□20□7,Jeon□g□th□sb□gbrea□□henhewascastas□r□Ch□□i□theblockbuste□co□□□□"□h□Hangove□."□i□perform□nceas□h□flamboy□ntan□outra□eou□ga□g□□ergarneredwide□p□e□dat□e□□iona□d□a□ap□l□ed□i□intothe□pot□□gh□.□ud□□□ceswerecaptiv□□□d□□□□sfearles□,o□er□t□e-□o□po□□□ay□l,□ndhebecameast□nd□□□s□a□□fthe□il□.Je□ng'st□ansi□ionfr□□medi□□□□□oHo□lywo□dwasoffi□i□□ly□n□er□ay,and□ewasdeterminedtom□kethe□o□tofthi□□nexp□cte□o□portu□it□.I□2□07□J□o□g□□□hisb□□break□□□□□ewas□astasMr.□howi□th□□lo□□bust□rc□□edy"T□eHan□□□e□□"His□erformanceast□efl□mb□y□ntan□ou□rage□u□□a□gst□rg□r□eredwidespreadattenti□nandcatapul□edh□m□nt□t□□□potligh□□A□□i□nceswe□□□ap□ivated□y□□s□□arless□over□□he□□opport□ay□□,an□□ebeca□□astan□outst□rof□□□f□lm.Jeong'□tra□sit□on□rommed□□ine□o□o□lywood□□s□ffic□all□u□derwa□,a□dhew□s□et□rmined□om□k□t□emostofthis□□expecte□opport□□ity.I□□007,□eo□□□othisbi□breakw□e□h□wa□castasMr□Chowinthebl□□kbustercom□dy"Th□Ha□g□ver."Hisperfo□mance□s□□eflam□□ya□tandoutr□□eou□□a□□s□ergarnere□widespread□t□entio□a□dca□a□u□te□hi□□□□o□hespo□light.□□□i□n□□sw□recap□□vatedbyh□s□e□□□□□s,□ve□-th□-to□por□rayal□a□dh□bec□m□□st□ndo□t□□aroft□e□il□.J□□ng'□□ra□si□ionfro□□e□□c□netoHo□lywo□d□aso□fi□ially□nderway,□n□hewasd□t□r□inedt□ma□eth□m□□tof□□isunexpect□□opp□□tuni□□.In200□,Jeo□ggothi□bi□br□□□wh□nh□w□s□as□a□M□.Chowintheblock□□□terc□me□y"TheH□n□□v□r."His□erf□r□a□ce□st□□fl□m□o□a□tando□tr□geousg□□gst□□g□rneredwi□espre□da□tenti□n□n□□ata□u□□edhimint□th□sp□□li□ht.□udienceswer□□ap□i□a□edby□i□fea□□e□s□□□er-the-toppor□rayal,□ndh□be□amea□tandout□t□□ofthefilm.□eo□g□stransit□□nf□omme□i□inet□Hollyw□□d□□soff□cial□yu□d□□□□□,a□dh□w□□d□termined□□□□k□themo□tof□□is□n□xpe□t□□opport□nit□.In2□07,J□□□ggoth□□□igbr□akwh□□he□□□c□□tasM□.Ch□winthebl□ckbuste□co□□dy"TheHan□□□er.□H□spe□formanceast□eflambo□a□tand□□□r□□eo□sga□□□tergarn□redw□□esp□ead□ttention□ndcatapultedhi□i□tothe□po□li□h□.Au□□□n□es□erecaptiva□□d□yhisfearl□□□,o□er-t□e□to□portrayal□a□dh□bec□□eastandout□taro□t□efil□.Jeong'stra□□itionfrommed□cin□t□H□l□yw□□d□□□officia□lyu□□erway,a□dhewa□de□e□min□d□□ma□eth□mostofthisunexpe□t□dopp□rtun□ty." />
In2007,Jeonggothisb□gbrea□whenhewascastas□r□Cho□intheblockbuste□come□□"□heHangove□."Hisperform□nceas□h□flamboy□ntan□outra□eou□ga□gstergarneredwidesp□e□datte□□ionandcatap□l□ed□i□intothespotl□gh□.□udi□□ceswerecaptiva□ed□□□isfearles□,o□er-t□e-□opportray□l,□ndhebecameast□ndo□ts□arofthe□ilm.Je□ng'st□ansi□ionfr□mmedi□□ne□oHollywo□dwasofficially□nder□ay,andhewasdeterminedtom□kethe□o□tofthi□unexpectedopportu□it□. In2007,□eonggothisbi□breakwhe□h□wascastasMr□Chowinthebl□□kbustercom□dy"Th□Ha□g□ver."Hisperfo□manceas□heflamboya□tandoutr□□eousgangstergarnere□widespread□ttentionandca□apu□tedhi□□□□o□hespo□light.□□dien□eswerecaptivatedbyh□sfea□□□□s,□ver-the-toppor□rayal□a□dh□becameastandoutstarofthefil□.Je□ng'□tra□si□ionfro□□e□ic□netoHo□lywo□d□aso□fi□ially□nderway,an□hewasd□terminedt□maketh□m□□tofthisunexpect□□opp□□tuni□□. In200□,Jeo□ggothi□bi□br□□□wh□nh□w□scas□a□M□.Chowintheblock□□□tercome□y"TheHangover."His□erforma□ceast□efl□m□o□a□tandoutr□geousg□□gst□□g□rneredwidespre□dattenti□nand□atapu□□edhimintoth□sp□□light.Audienceswer□□apti□a□edbyhi□fear□ess,□□er-the-toppor□rayal,andh□becamea□tandout□t□rofthefilm.Jeong'stransit□□nf□omme□icinet□Hollyw□□dw□soff□cial□yu□derwa□,andh□w□sdetermined□□□□kethemo□toft□is□n□xpectedopport□nit□.<□p> In2□07,J□□nggoth□sbigbr□akwhenhew□□c□stasMr.Ch□winthebl□ckbuste□co□□dy"TheHan□□ver."Hispe□formanceast□eflamboya□tandoutr□geousgang□tergarneredw□□esp□ead□ttention□ndcatapultedhi□intothe□potlight.Audi□nceswerecaptivat□d□yhisfearl□ss,over-t□e□to□portrayal,a□dhebec□□eastandoutstarofthefilm.Jeong'stra□□itionfrommedicin□t□H□llywoodw□□officiallyunderway,a□dhewasde□ermin□d□omaketh□mostofthisunexpect□dopportun□ty.□>