<□>B□□n in Detroit, Mi□higan, □eong □□ew□□□ in a househo□d with parents who were both educat□d in So□th Kore□ with□dream□ of □□ademic□su□ce□s for□thei□□childr□n. Purs□ing a career i□ medi□□ne s□□med li□e th□ n□tural path for J□ong, and he□dutifully □ursu□d□it,□ea□ni□g his M□D. a□□the University□of Nor□h Ca□olina □t Chapel Hill. Ho□□□er,□h□s□pas□ion fo□□comedy had al□ays bur□ed□wi□hin h□m, a□□ he □egan perfor□i□g s□and-up come□y□w□ile □□ill practicing medicin□.