B□□n□nDetroit,Mich□gan,Je□nggrewu□inahou□□holdwithparent□w□owerebotheducate□i□South□oreawit□□reamso□aca□emic□uccessfo□th□irchild□en.Pursuinga□areerinmedicine□□emedliketh□n□t□ralpathforJeong□a□dhedutiful□ypursue□i□,ear□ing□is□.D.a□t□□U□iv□rsity□fNort□Carol□naatChapelHill.H□□ever,hispa□□ionforc□me□yhada□way□bur□edwithi□him,an□h□beganp□rformingstand□upco□edywhi□estillpract□c□ng□edicine. Bornin□etr□it,Mi□hi□□n,J□on□gr□w□p□nahou□eholdwi□hpa□entswhowe□□bo□hedu□at□dinSo□thKorea□i□hdr□am□o□aca□emicsuccessfortheirchildre□.Pur□uingac□reer□nme□icine□eemedliket□enatu□alpath□orJe□n□□a□□h□d□tifu□l□purs□edit,earningh□s□.D.atth□Univ□rsityofNorth□ar□lina□tC□apelHill.How□ver,□ispass□o□fo□c□medyhada□waysburnedw□thinhim,andhebeganperfo□□ingst□nd-upcome□ywhilestillpractic□ngmed□c□ne.□/□> Born□nDetroit□Mi□h□gan,J□ongg□□wu□□nahouseholdwith□□re□□sw□□werebotheducatedinSo□thK□reawithdreamsofa□ademi□su□□essfortheirchildre□□Pursuin□a□areeri□me□□cineseemed□□k□the□atura□pa□hforJe□ng,andhedutifullypursu□dit,earningh□sM.D.atthe□niversi□yofNor□□Caroli□aatChapelHill.□owever□hispassionfor□om□dy□ad□lwa□sbur□edwithinhim,andhebeg□np□rform□n□□tand-u□come□ywhilestillpra□ticingm□dicine.<□p> Born□nDetr□it,Michi□an,□□onggre□up□□ahouseholdwithpar□ntswhowere□ot□□d□cate□inSouthKo□eawithd□□amsof□□ademics□□ce□sf□rth□irchildre□.Purs□ingacareeri□medicineseemedlik□the□aturalpathforJeong,a□dhedutifullypursue□it,earningh□sM.D.attheUniversityofNorthC□roli□aatChapelHill.However,hispas□□onforcome□yhadalwaysburnedwit□in□□m□□□d□ebeganperfo□mingstand-u□co□edy□hiles□illprac□ic□ngmedicine. Bornin□□t□oit,Michigan,Je□nggrewu□inahouseholdwithpar□n□sw□owe□eb□theducatedinSouthKo□eawi□hdr□amsofacad□mic□ucce□sfortheir□□ildren.Purs□ing□caree□inmedicineseem□dlikethenaturalp□thforJeong□an□hedutifull□purs□edit,ea□ninghisM.D.attheU□iversityofNorthCarolinaatChape□Hill.However,□is□□ssi□nf□r□□m□dyhadalway□burn□dwithinhim,a□□□ebe□anperf□rmingst□nd-□pcomedywhilestillpra□ticingmedicin□. BorninDetroi□□Mich□g□n,J□on□gr□□up□nah□useholdwithparents□howere□othe□□catedinSo□thK□□eawit□drea□sofacademic□ucce□s□ortheirchildren.P□rsuingacareerinmedici□□seemed□ik□□henatu□alpat□forJeong,□□dhedutifull□pu□sued□t□e□□ninghisM.D.□ttheU□iver□ityofNorthCa□olinaatChapelHill□□o□e□er,h□sp□ssio□forcomedy□adalwaysb□rnedwithi□him,andhe□□gan□e□□o□ming□□and-upcomedywhilestillpr□ctic□ng□edicine.