In□00□□Je□ngg□t□isbi□□□e□kw□enhe□□s□as□as□□.□□owi□theb□o□k□u□te□c□□e□y□T□eHangover."H□s□e□form□nceast□efla□b□y□ntand□□trag□ou□g□□g□□□□garner□d□□d□spre□□a□□entionandcatapu□t□dhimintothe□potli□□t□Au□i□n□e□w□r□□apt□v□t□dbyh□s□e□rles□,□ver-th□-top□ortray□□,andheb□camea□t□□do□tstar□f□□e□□lm□Je□ng'□□ra□s□t□on□r□m□e□ic□□□toHollyw□od□aso□fi□□□llyu□derway,a□dhew□s□eterm□nedtomak□themos□oft□isune□pec□□dopp□rtun□ty.In□□07□Jeonggothis□igbr□□kwh□n□ew□□□a□□asMr□C□ow□□the□l□□k□ust□□comed□"Th□Hangover□"□is□erf□rman□easth□f□a□boy□nt□ndoutrage□□s□angst□rga□neredwi□e□p□ea□□□ten□ionandcata□ult□□himin□□□hespo□□igh□□Audienc□s□□r□c□pt□va□ed□□□i□□ear□e□s,o□□□□the-topp□rt□ay□l,□n□h□bec□meastan□□utstar□fthe□ilm□□eon□□□□r□n□itionfrom□edic□□etoHol□□□o□dwasof□ici□llyun□er□□y,an□h□wa□determ□n□dt□□akethem□□to□th□sunex□ecte□op□ortunit□.□/□□□□□0□7,Jeo□g□o□h□sb□gbrea□whe□hewa□casta□M□□Cho□i□□heblo□kbu□ter□o□□dy"TheHang□□□r.□Hi□performa□ceasthe□lamboyantandou□rageo□sgangster□a□□□redwidespre□datte□ti□□□n□c□tapu□te□hi□□n□o□he□pot□ig□t.□□d□e□□eswerec□ptivate□byh□sfearle□□,ov□r-the-t□pp□□t□a□al,a□dheb□ca□ea□tandoutstar□f□hefilm□Jeon□'stransitionfro□□ed□ci□etoHo□lywood□□s□ffi□ial□yun□erway,□n□hewasde□e□m□□edt□maketh□m□stofthisune□pect□dop□□□□u□ity." />
In2□07,J□o□ggothisbigbrea□whenh□wascastasMr.Chowinth□blo□kbus□erc□m□dy"Th□Hango□e□□"His□erformanceasthefla□boy□ntandou□rageo□sgangstergarnered□idespr□adattentionandcatap□□tedhimintothespotl□ght□Audie□ceswerecaptiv□tedb□hisfearl□ss,□ver-the-to□□o□□□ayal,a□dhebecameastandoutstarofth□film.□□ong'stransitionf□ommedicinet□Ho□lywood□asofficiallyunderway,an□hew□sdete□mine□to□ak□themostofthisunexp□□□edo□portuni□y. In20□□,Jeo□ggothisbig□reakwhe□he□as□a□tasM□.C□owint□eb□ock□□sterc□medy"The□angover."Hispe□f□rma□□e□s□□eflamboyantandoutra□eousgangs□□rgarn□re□wides□reada□tent□ona□dca□ap□□tedhiminto□h□s□otlight.Aud□enceswere□aptiva□edbyhisfearless,o□er-□he-toppor□rayal,and□e□ecameastan□o□tstarofthefi□m.Jeong'str□nsitionfrom□edicinetoHollyw□odwasoffi□iallyund□□way,□n□hewasdeter□ined□omakethe□o□tofthisunexpec□edopportunity. In2□07□Jeonggothisbigbr□akwh□nhewas□a□tasMr.Chowi□the□l□ckbuste□comed□"Th□Hangover."His□erforman□easth□f□a□boyantandoutrage□□sgangst□rga□neredwide□p□ead□□ten□ionandcatapulte□himintothespo□□ight.Audiencesw□rec□ptiva□edb□his□ear□ess,ov□□□the-topport□ay□l,andh□bec□meastan□outstar□fthe□ilm.□eon□'□□ran□itionfrommedic□□etoHol□□woodwasof□ici□llyun□erw□y,andhewasdeterm□n□dtomakethemosto□thisunex□ecte□op□ortunity.□/p> □□20□7,Jeonggo□h□sb□gbrea□whenhewa□castasMr.Cho□i□□heblo□kbustercom□dy"TheHango□er.□Hi□performanceastheflamboyantandoutrageo□sgangster□a□neredwidespre□dattenti□nan□catapultedhi□into□he□potlig□t.A□d□e□□eswerec□ptivate□byhisfearle□s,over-the-topport□a□al,a□dheb□camea□tandoutstarofthefilm.Jeong'stransitionfro□□ed□cinetoHo□lywood□as□fficiallyun□erway,andhewasdeterminedtomaketh□m□stofthisune□pect□doppor□u□ity.