<□>Bornin□e□roit,Michigan,Jeong□rew□pina□□use□oldw□thparen□swhowe□ebotheducatedi□SouthKore□□i□hdreamsofac□demicsu□cessfort□e□rchildren.Pursu□nga□areerinme□i□inesee□edlik□thenatura□path□orJe□ng,andhedutifully□ur□ue□□t,□□rninghisM.D□atth□□□iversityofNorthCar□lina□t□□apelHi□□.H□wever,his□assionf□rcomed□had□□□□y□burnedwithi□him□□nd□ebeganp□rf□□mi□gs□□nd-□pcom□dywhiles□□llpra□ticingmed□□ine. Bo□ninDetr□it,M□chigan,Jeonggrew□□inahouseholdwi□hparent□whowerebothedu□ated□nSo□t□Koreawith□r□amsofacadem□csuccessfo□theirchild□en.Pursuing□car□erinmedicine□eemed□□□ethenatur□lpat□forJ□□n□,andhedutifullyp□rsue□i□,ear□inghisM.□.attheUnive□sityofN□r□h□aroli□□atC□apelHill.How□ver,h□sp□ssio□forcomedyhada□ways□urnedwithinhim,a□dhebeganper□o□mi□gsta□□-upc□med□□□ilesti□lpracticingme□ic□n□.□/p> □p>BorninDe□□oi□,□i□hig□n,Jeonggrew□pinah□useholdwithparentswh□□erebothedu□atedinSout□□oreawithdre□msofacademicsuccessf□rt□eir□hildren.Pursuin□□careerinmedic□neseem□dl□ke□henat□ralp□thforJeong□an□hedutifullypursuedit,earnin□hisM.D.atth□UniversityofN□rthCarolinaatChapelHi□l.□owever,his□□ss□□nfo□co□edyhadalw□ysburn□dw□□hinhim,andhebega□p□rf□rm□□gst□nd-□pcome□ywhi□estill□r□cticingmedicine.□□p>