Born in D□troit, Michigan, Jeon□□grew up□in a household with parents who w□re both e□□cated in Sou□h Ko□ea□w□th □rea□□ of aca□emic s□cc□ss for□their□children.□Pu□suing a c□reer in me□icine seemed like□t□e natural □ath for Jeong, a□d he □ut□fully purs□ed□i□□ □arning □is M.D. at the University of□□orth □arolina at Ch□pel Hil□. Ho□ever, h□s pas□ion for com□d□ had □lways burn□d wi□hin□him, and he be□a□ perfo□m□ng □tan□-up comedy while still prac□□ci□□ m□dicine□