□n20□7,J□ong□ot□i□big□r□akw□□□hewasca□tasMr.Cho□inth□block□□□ter□□medy"TheHa□□ov□r."Hi□perfor□□nc□asth□f□□mboyanta□□ou□rag□o□sgangsterga□neredwid□□p□ead□t□□ntio□□□□□ata□□lted□i□□nt□□hes□o□ligh□.A□dienceswer□ca□tiv□tedbyhi□fearless□o□er□□he-□oppor□rayal□□nd□□becameasta□do□tstar□fthefi□□□□eong'st□□□si□ion□romm□□□□ine□oHoll□woodw□soff□ciallyu□□e□□□y,andhe□□□de□erm□n□□toma□□th□mos□□□thisun□xpected□pportu□i□y□" />
In2□07,Jeonggo□hisb□g□reakwhenhew□sca□tasMr□Ch□winthe□lock□us□erc□medy"TheHangover."Hisper□or□anceast□efl□m□o□anta□doutrag□ousgangstergarnered□□despread□ttenti□□□ndcatapultedhimintothespo□li□ht.Audien□es□er□c□ptivate□byh□s□earl□s□,over-the-to□por□raya□,andhebecameastandout□ta□of□hefilm.Jeong'stransitionfrom□edici□e□oHollyw□odwasof□iciallyunder□ay,a□dhe□asdeter□inedtom□□eth□mos□ofthisunex□ectedopport□□ity□□/p> In2007,Jeonggot□isbigbr□akw□□nhewascastasMr.Cho□inth□blockbu□ter□□medy"TheHa□gov□r."Hisperformanceasthef□amboyanta□dou□rag□o□sgangsterga□neredwid□spread□tt□ntio□an□□atap□lted□i□□nto□hespo□light.Audienceswereca□tiv□tedbyhi□fearless□over□the-□oppor□rayal,andh□becameastando□tstar□fthefil□□Jeong'stra□si□ion□romm□□i□inetoHoll□woodwasoff□ciallyunder□□y,andhewasde□erminedtomakethemost□fthisun□xpectedopportu□ity. In2□0□,Jeonggo□hisbigbreakwhenhe□□sca□tasM□.Cho□intheblockbust□rcomed□"□heHangover."Hisperfor□anceasthefla□boy□ntandoutrageo□sg□ngstergarner□d□idespre□dattenti□nandcatapultedhi□intothesp□tlight.Audie□ceswereca□tiva□edby□isfearless,over-the-t□pportrayal,an□he□e□ameas□□n□outsta□□fthe□i□□.J□o□g'st□ansition□romme□□cineto□□ll□wo□dwasofficially□nderway,andhewasde□er□□nedtoma□et□□most□f□hisun□xpected□ppor□unity. In2007,J□onggothisbigbre□kwhenhew□scastasMr.Chowinthebl□□kbu□□ercomedy□TheHa□g□ver."Hisperfo□ma□cea□theflambo□antandou□□ageou□□angsterga□□□redwidesprea□att□ntion□ndcatap□ltedhimin□othespot□□ght.Audience□were□□pti□a□e□by□is□earless,over-the-topportray□l,a□dhe□ecameastandout□t□rofthefil□.Jeong'stransiti□n□r□mmedicinetoHol□yw□od□a□o□f□c□ally□nde□□ay□a□dhewasdeter□inedtomak□themostofthis□nexpecte□□pp□rt□n□ty.□/□>