B□rn □n□□et□oit□ Michig□n, Jeon□ g□ew u□ in a ho□sehold with □arents□who were both □ducated □□ So□th□Korea with dre□ms□of a□adem□c success for the□r childre□. Pursu□ng a career □□ medicine□s□emed like the n□tural p□□h for J□ong,□and he dutifully pursued i□, earning □is M.□. at th□ Un□ver□ity□of No□th Carolina at Cha□el Hill. However, his pas□□on for comed□ had a□□ay□ □□rned with□n□him, and he□b□gan pe□□ormi□g□sta□d-up□co□e□□ whi□e s□ill prac□icing □edici□e.<□□□