Bor□ in Detroit,□□ichigan, □eong grew □p□in □□household with p□□ents who were b□th□e□u□ate□ i□□□outh Korea wit□ drea□s of □□adem□c success fo□ their childr□□. Pursu□ng a ca□eer in medici□□ seem□d like the□nat□ral pa□h for Jeong,□a□d he□dutifu□ly □ursue□ it□ earni□g □is□M□□. at□the Un□v□rs□t□ of North C□ro□ina at C□a□el Hil□. H□□ever, his p□ss□o□ f□r c□medy had alw□ys burned within him, and he □egan perf□r□ing□stand-up□□o□edy while still p□acticing medicine.