Bor□ in□□e□roit,□Michigan, J□□ng□□re□ up□□n□a □ouse□old □ith parents who □e□e both e□ucated in □outh Kore□ with dreams of a□ademic suc□ess□f□□ their children. P□rsui□□ a career in m□dicine □eeme□ like the natural□□ath for Jeong, a□d h□□d□tifully purs□□d□it, earning his□M.D. a□ th□ U□ive□sity□of No□th C□rol□na at Ch□pel Hil□. However□ his pas□io□□for□comed□ □a□ alwa□s b□rned within him, and□he began p□rf□□m□ng stand-up comedy while still practici□□ medicine.□/p□