I□2□07,J□o□ggothisbigbr□a□w□e□hewasca□tasM□.Ch□□□nthe□lo□k□us□e□comedy□Th□Hango□□□."His□erf□□□a□cea□t□□flam□oyan□andoutr□□□□□sg□□gs□erg□rn□□edwid□spreadattenti□□an□□a□□□ultedhimint□thespo□light.□u□□e□c□swere□a□tivatedbyhi□fe□r□□□s,over□the-to□po□tray□l,and□e□ecam□astand□□ts□□rofthefi□□.J□on□'s□□□nsit□o□fro□□□□icineto□□□lywood□aso□f□cia□lyund□rwa□□a□dhewasdet□rmin□d□oma□ethem□□t□ft□isun□x□ec□edo□port□nit□□In2007,□□o□□go□hisbigbre□□whenhewa□castas□□.□h□wint□ebloc□bus□e□□om□d□"□□□□a□gove□."□i□perfo□man□□ast□ef□amboyant□ndoutra□eousgang□terg□rne□edw□desp□eada□□entio□andcatapu□tedhimint□the□□□□ligh□.Aud□encesw□□ec□pt□□a□edbyhisfearl□ss,over-th□□toppor□□a□□l,an□hebecameastandou□s□□□oft□ef□lm.Jeon□'st□a□siti□n□rommed□ci□etoHoll□woodw□s□ff□ciall□u□derway,an□h□wasd□termin□□to□a□□□hem□sto□thisu□e□□ectedopportun□t□." />
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