B□rn in Detroi□□ □ic□igan, J□o□g gre□ up in a□househol□ with □are□□□ who were both □du□□ted □n □outh □o□ea with drea□s of□aca□emi□ □uccess f□r their ch□ldren. Pur□u□ng □ caree□ □n □e□icine seemed like the □a□□ra□ path for Jeong, a□d□h□ dutifully pursu□d it, earning his□M.D. at th□ Uni□ersity of No□t□ Caro□ina at Chape□ Hill. H□wever, hi□□pa□si□n for c□m□dy□had always burned□wi□hi□ hi□□ and he began perfo□ming stand□u□ come□y□w□ile stil□ pr□cticing □edic□ne.