□p>□orn in □et□oit, Michi□a□, Jeong gr□w u□ i□□a h□us□hold with pa□ents w□o wer□ both educat□d in □outh □orea with dream□ of □□ade□i□ succ□ss fo□□t□eir children□ Pu□□uing a □are□r in□medicine seemed like□the na□ural □at□ for J□ong, and he dutifully□pursue□ □t, e□rning his M□D. at the Univer□□□□ of□N□rth □arol□n□ at C□ap□l Hill. Howeve□, his pass□□n□□or comedy □ad al□ays b□rn□d within him, an□ he began□p□rfo□min□ s□and-up come□y while sti□l p□act□cing□medicine.