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I□2007,□eonggo□hisbigbre□kwhenhewascasta□Mr.□howin□heb□o□kbu□tercome□y"□h□Hang□ver."Hisperfor□an□e□sthef□ambo□anta□d□□trageousgan□s□ergarneredwidespread□tte□tionand□a□apulte□himintoth□sp□tligh□.□ud□encesw□recaptivatedby□isfearles□,over-t□e□top□o□□r□yal□□□dhe□ecameas□andoutstaroft□efilm□□eon□'s□ra□sit□onf□ommedici□etoHoll□wood□asoffic□allyunderway,andhewasdeterminedtom□k□□hemostof□hisune□p□□tedopportunity.□> □n20□7,Jeong□othisbig□rea□□hen□ew□scastasMr.Chowinthebl□ckbuste□comedy"TheH□ngov□r.□Hi□perfo□manc□astheflam□oyantandoutrageousgangste□garneredw□despread□tte□ti□nandcatapultedhi□intothespotlight.Audiences□e□ecaptivated□y□□sf□a□less□o□er-the-topport□ay□l,□nd□ebec□□east□ndoutstarofth□film.Jeo□g'stransitionfr□mmed□ci□etoHoll□wo□dw□s□fficiall□und□rway,a□dhe□asdeter□□□edtoma□□themo□□□f□hisunexp□ctedopportunity□ In200□□Jeonggothisbigb□eakwhenh□wa□castas□r.Chowint□□block□us□erco□edy"T□e□ang□ver□□His□□rformanc□□sth□f□amboy□n□ando□trageou□gan□stergar□eredwidespread□ttentio□□ndca□apultedhimin□oth□spotlight.Audienceswerecap□ivatedbyhisfearles□,over-the-topp□□tra□al,andhebecameastandouts□a□oft□□film.Jeong□st□□nsitionfr□mm□dicine□oHoll□□o□□w□sof□iciallyunder□a□,andhewasdetermin□dtomakethemos□o□thi□un□xp□ctedo□portu□it□. In2007,Jeonggothisbig□reakwhenhewascastasM□.Cho□intheblockbus□ercom□dy"The□angover."H□sper□□□ma□ceastheflamboyantandoutrage□□□g□ng□te□garneredwide□prea□at□enti□n□ndcatapulte□hi□in□othes□otlight.Audience□werec□ptivatedb□hisfearless,over□t□e-topportrayal,□ndhebeca□eastandoutsta□□ft□efilm.Jeong'stransitionfrommedici□e□oH□llywoodwasoffici□ll□un□erw□□,andhew□sdeterm□nedtomakethemo□tofth□sunexpecte□op□ortun□ty. In□007,Jeongg□□his□igbrea□whenhew□scastasMr.Chowintheblo□kbust□□co□edy"TheHang□v□r.□□isperf□rmance□sthefl□mb□yanta□doutrageousgangstergar□ere□wide□pread□ttent□□na□□□atapult□dhimint□thespotli□h□.Audienc□sw□rec□□tivatedby□□sfear□ess,over-t□e-t□pportrayal,andhebecameastandoutstaro□t□efilm.Je□ng'str□n□it□onfrom□□dicinetoHoll□wood□□□o□ficiallyun□erw□y,andhe□a□determi□edtom□k□themo□tofthisunexpec□edopportu□□ty.