In2007,□eon□gothi□bi□□□e□kwhe□hewa□ca□ta□Mr□□ho□i□□□e□l□c□bu□□er□□medy□□□e□a□gover."His□□rfo□manceas□□e□lamb□yan□a□dou□r□□e□u□□□ngste□ga□ne□□dwide□□r□ad□t□e□tio□an□ca□□□ult□dh□m□ntoth□sp□□□□gh□.Audien□es□ereca□t□v□tedbyhisfea□les□,ov□r-□□e-topportrayal,and□ebeca□ea□tando□ts□ar□f□□□□i□□.Jeong'stra□s□t□onfrom□edic□□□□o□□llywoodwaso□ficially□nder□a□,□n□hewa□□e□□rm□n□d□□m□k□□hemos□of□hisunex□□□ted□ppor□□□□ty.In20□7□Jeo□g□othisbigb□e□kwhe□h□wa□□astas□r□□h□wi□th□block□u□te□com□d□"Th□□angove□."His□□rfor□□ncea□t□efla□□oya□□an□outrag□□usgangst□rgarner□dwid□spr□□□att□□ti□□a□dcatap□ltedhi□□nt□th□spo□□i□h□.□ud□e□□es□ere□apt□□atedbyhisfearl□s□□over-the-top□ortraya□□andheb□□amea□tando□t□taro□□□efil□.Jeong's□ransi□io□□□omme□i□i□etoHo□lywo□dwasoffi□□allyund□r□a□,an□h□wasdetermined□□□aket□□□os□ofthis□ne□p□c□e□□p□ort□ni□y.In2□07,Je□ng□□th□□□igbreak□□e□hewa□□a□ta□□□.□how□nt□eb□ockbuster□□□□dy"T□eHangover."Hi□p□r□ormanc□asth□f□amboya□t□n□□□t□a□eou□g□ngst□rgar□eredwidespreadat□□□t□onan□cata□ultedh□mintothes□otlight.□ud□□nc□swereca□ti□a□□d□□□isfearl□ss,o□□r□th□□topportrayal□an□hebecameastand□ut□tarofth□fi□m.J□□n□'stra□□i□ionf□omme□i□i□etoHo□□ywoodw□soffi□ial□y□nde□w□□□andh□wasdet□r□□□e□□om□k□themos□ofth□su□expecte□op□ortun□t□□" />
In2007,□eon□gothi□bi□□□e□kwhenhewa□ca□tasMr.Cho□i□t□e□loc□bus□er□omedy"□heHa□gover."His□□rfo□manceas□heflamboyantandoutr□□e□usgangste□garneredwidespreadat□e□tionandca□apult□dhim□ntothesp□t□□gh□.Audien□es□ereca□t□v□tedbyhisfearless,over-□he-topportrayal,andhebecamea□tando□ts□ar□f□□□□il□.Jeong'stra□s□t□onfrom□edic□ne□o□□llywoodwaso□ficially□nder□ay,an□hewasde□□rmined□omake□hemos□ofthisunexpe□ted□pportu□ity.□> In2007□Jeo□g□othisbigb□e□kwhenh□wascastasMr.□howi□theblock□uste□com□dy"Th□Hangove□."His□□rform□nceast□efla□boya□tan□outrag□ousgangst□rgarneredwid□spr□□datt□□tio□a□dcatapultedhimint□th□spo□□i□h□.Audie□ces□erecaptivatedbyhisfearles□,over-the-topportraya□□andhebecamea□tando□tstarof□hefilm.Jeong's□ransitio□f□ommedicinetoHo□lywo□dwasoffi□□allyunderway,an□h□wasdeterminedt□□aketh□mos□ofthisune□p□cte□□p□ort□ni□y. In200□,Jeonggothisb□gbreakwhenhe□ascastasMr.Chowintheblo□k□ust□r□omedy"□heH□□□ov□r."Hisperf□rmanceas□heflamboyantandoutrageous□angstergarn□□edwidesprea□atten□i□□andcatapultedhimintothespotlight.Audienceswerecaptivatedbyhis□earless,over-the-top□□r□rayal,andhebecameastandoutsta□ofthefilm.J□ong's□ransitionfromme□i□inetoHollywoodwasoffi□□al□yunder□ay,a□dh□wasd□t□rmi□e□tomak□□h□mostofth□sunexpectedopportuni□y.