<□>Born in □et□□it, M□ch□□□n□ Jeong grew up□i□ a□h□usehold□with par□nts who□were both e□uc□te□ in South□Korea with dreams□of ac□□emic suc□ess for the□□ children. Purs□ing a care□r in m□dicine seeme□ □i□e the □a□ural□pa□h f□r□Jeong,□and he du□if□lly pursued it, ea□ning h□s M.D. at th□ Uni□e□sity of North□C□□olina at Chape□ Hill. However, his □assio□ for comedy had alway□ burn□d within h□m, and he beg□□ performing stand-up comedy while stil□ p□acticin□ medic□ne.