Bor□ in Detr□it, □□chiga□,□Jeong gr□w up in a house□□□d wi□h paren□s □ho we□□ both □d□□ate□ i□ □outh Korea with □re□ms of academic □ucc□ss for their□children. Pursuing a c□reer in □edic□ne s□emed □□ke the□natu□al pat□ f□r Jeong, a□d he dutifully pu□sued it□ ear□ing his M.D. at the □niversi□y of Nort□ Ca□olina at Chapel□H□ll. Howe□er, □is□p□s□□on for □om□dy had□a□ways burned within him□ and □e began□per□or□i□□ sta□□-up come□y □h□le s□ill □racti□i□□ m□dicine.