<□>Born in□Detroit□ Michigan, J□ong grew up in□a□□ouseho□d□wit□ p□re□ts w□o wer□ bo□h□educated □n□S□u□h Kor□a wit□ dreams of □ca□e□□c success for their ch□ldren.□□ursuing a□□ar□er in medic□ne se□med lik□ the natural path for Jeong□ and □e□du□ifully pur□ued i□, earn□ng his M.D. at□the Univers□□y of □orth □arolina□at C□ap□l Hill. However, □is□pas□□on for comed□ had always burned with□n him, a□d he b□gan pe□forming s□and-up comedy w□ile still prac□□cing medici□e.