<□>Born in Detroi□, Michigan□ J□o□g □rew up in a hou□e□old with p□ren□s wh□ wer□ both e□uca□e□ in□Sou□h□Korea wit□ dreams of acade□ic □uccess □or their c□ildr□n. Pur□uing a career□in med□ci□□ seem□d like the□natural p□th fo□ Jeong□ an□ he dutifully pu□sued i□□ earnin□ his M□D. at the U□i□ersity of No□th □arol□□a at Ch□pel□□il□. □ow□v□r, his □assion □or□comedy □ad □lw□□□ □urn□d within him, a□d□he began□performin□ s□and-up □omedy while still practic□ng □ed□cine.