Born in D□troit, Mi□□iga□, Jeong □r□w up□i□ a househo□d w□th parents wh□□we□e b□th □d□cate□ i□ South K□re□ w□th dreams□of academi□ s□cce□s for t□ei□ c□il□ren□ P□rsuing a career i□ medi□ine s□emed like □h□ □□tural pa□h □or □eong, and□he d□tif□lly □ur□ue□ it, □arn□ng his □.D. at the □niv□rsit□ of North Ca□olina □t□C□apel Hill. Howev□□, his passion for comed□ had a□way□ bur□□d □ithi□ him□ and he beg□□ perfor□ing stand-up □o□edy while still practicing med□□i□e.