□p>Born in Detro□t,□Mich□ga□, J□ong gr□□ up in a ho□sehold w□th par□nts w□o□we□e bot□ educated in Sout□ Korea with□d□eams of aca□emic success for the□r c□□□dren. Purs□i□g a□c□reer in m□dicine seemed l□ke the natural p□th for □eong, □nd he□dut□fully p□rsued it, □a□n□n□□his M.D. □t □he Universi□y□of North Carolina at Chap□l Hill. However, hi□ pas□ion f□r□comedy had alwa□s burned □i□□in □im□ and□he began perfo□ming sta□d-up□□om□d□ □hile sti□l practicin□ medicine.