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In2007,Jeong□othisbi□breakwhenhewascastasMr.Chowinthebl□□kbustercomed□"T□eH□ngover□"□i□performa□ceastheflamboyanta□do□tr□geo□sgangsterga□nered□idespre□datte□tion□n□□atapul□e□himint□thesp□tl□ght.Audi□nceswe□ec□□ti□atedby□□sfearle□□,ove□-the-top□or□□ayal,□ndhebecameastando□tsta□o□t□e□□□□.Jeon□'stransitionfrommedicinet□Hollywoodwasofficial□yunderway,□nd□ewasde□ermined□omake□hemostofth□sunexpectedop□ortunity. I□2007,Jeonggothis□ig□□eakwhenhe□□scastasMr.C□□winthe□□oc□□ust□□□omedy□TheHangover."Hisperfo□man□eas□heflamboy□ntandoutrageousgan□ster□arn□re□wides□□eadatten□ionandcatapulte□□im□ntothespotlight.Audience□□erecaptivat□dbyhisfearles□,over-the-□opportr□yal,andhebecameastandou□star□fthe□ilm.Jeong's□ransit□□nfromme□icinetoHo□l□wo□d□asofficiallyunderway□andhe□a□determi□edtomake□hemostofthis□nexpec□□d□p□ortunity. In2007,□eonggothisbigbr□akwhenhew□scastasMr.Chowinthe□loc□bust□rcom□□□"TheHa□g□ver□"His□erformanc□a□theflamboyantan□□ut□age□usgangsterg□rneredw□despre□datt□n□ionandcatap□ltedh□□intothesp□tlig□t.Au□□e□ceswere□aptivat□db□hisf□a□less□o□er-the-topp□rt□ayal,andhebecameas□andoutstarof□□efilm□Jeong'str□nsitionfrommedicinetoH□l□ywo□dwaso□fi□iallyund□rway,and□ewasdeterminedtom□ke□he□os□ofthisu□expec□edo□po□□u□ity.