Born□nDetroit,Michigan□□eo□gg□ewupinahou□eholdwit□par□nt□whowerebot□educatedinSou□hKor□awithdreams□faca□emic□uccessfor□□eir□h□ldren.P□rsui□gacareerinmed□cineseemedlike□henatu□alpathfor□eon□,andhedu□i□ullypu□suedit,ea□nin□□is□.D.atth□U□iversi□y□□NorthCarol□□aatCh□pelHill.□o□ever,□ispas□ionf□r□om□dyhadal□aysburned□ithinhim,an□hebe□anperformingstand-upcom□dywhil□stillpr□ct□cingm□dici□□. B□rnin□etroit,□ic□igan,Je□nggr□wu□inahouseholdwith□are□t□whowerebo□hedu□atedin□out□K□reawithd□eamsof□cademicsuc□e□sfortheirch□ldren□Pursuingacareerin□e□ic□neseemedlikethenaturalp□thforJ□ong,andh□□ut□fully□ursu□dit□earninghisM□D.attheUnivers□tyofNort□Caro□□naatC□apelHill.Howev□□,hispassionf□rcomedyhadalwaysburn□□□□thinhim,andh□beganper□□rming□t□nd-up□ome□□whilestill□□□ctici□g□edici□e. Borni□Detroit□Michigan□Jeonggr□wupina□ouse□oldwi□hpar□ntswhowerebothed□catedinSout□Kor□awithdrea□sofaca□□micsuc□essfortheirchildren.Pursuing□careerinmedici□e□ee□e□□ikethen□turalpath□or□eong,and□edutifully□□r□u□dit,ea□ninghisM.D.a□theUn□ver□it□ofNo□thCarolinaatChapelHill.H□□ever,h□spass□on□orcomedyhadalwaysb□rned□i□hinhim,□ndhebeganperform□ngstand-upco□edywhi□estillpract□c□□gmedici□e.