□<□>Born □n Detroit, □ichigan, Jeong grew up i□ a □ousehold□w□th pa□ents □ho w□□e□both □ducated in South Korea with dreams o□ ac□de□ic succes□ for their□child□e□. Pur□u□ng a□caree□ in m□dicine se□me□□lik□ the natu□al □ath □□r Je□ng□ □□d he dutif□lly pu□sued □t, e□r□ing his□M.D□ at t□e Un□ver□ity of □orth Car□l□na□at Ch□pel Hi□l. However, his pass□on □or□c□medy had □lways bur□ed with□n him, □nd □□ began □erfor□ing stand-□□ comed□ whil□ still pr□□ti□ing medicine□