Bo□ninDetroit,Michiga□,Jeonggrew□pinahouseholdwit□parentswhowerebothed□cate□inSouthKoreawithdream□□fa□ad□micsuc□es□fort□□irchildren.Pursuingacareerinmedici□ese□me□likethen□t□ralpath□o□Je□ng,andhe□utifullyp□rsuedit□earn□□gh□sM.D□attheUniver□ity□fNorthCarol□naa□ChapelH□ll.H□wev□r,hispassi□nforc□medyhadalwaysburnedwithi□him,andhebeganp□rf□rming□tand□upcome□ywhilestillpract□cin□medic□n□. B□rninDetroit,Mich□gan,J□ongg□ewupina□ou□eholdwithpare□ts□□□we□□b□the□ucatedinSouthKore□with□r□amso□academ□□successfo□□heirchildren.Purs□ing□c□reeri□med□cineseemed□ike□□enatur□lpathforJeon□,and□edutifullyp□□sued□t,earninghis□.D.a□theU□iv□rsit□□fNorthCarolinaatChapel□□l□.However,hisp□ss□onforcomed□ha□al□ay□burned□ithinhim,andhebeg□nperformings□and□□pcome□ywh□lest□llpr□cticingmed□cine.□> Bor□inDetroit,□ichigan□□eonggrewu□inaho□seholdwithp□re□□swhowerebo□□e□uc□tedinSouthKoreawithdre□msofacademicsuccessforthe□r□□ild□en.Pursu□ngacareerinmedicineseemedlikethenaturalp□thforJeong,and□e□uti□ullypurs□edi□□earninghisM.D.a□theUni□ersityofNo□thCarolinaat□hap□lHill□Ho□eve□,hi□pa□sionfo□comedy□adalwaysburnedwithinhim□□□dhebeganperfo□mingstand-upcome□ywhilest□llpracti□i□gmed□cine. Borni□Detroit,M□chi□an,Jeong□r□w□pinaho□seholdwithparentswhowereb□theducatedi□□out□Ko□eawith□□□a□sofacademicsuccessf□□thei□c□□ldre□.□ursuin□ac□ree□i□me□ic□□es□emedlik□thenaturalpathf□rJeong□and□□d□tifullyp□r□uedit,earnin□hisM.D.□ttheUniv□rsityofN□rthCarol□na□tChapelHill.However,h□spassionforcome□y□□dalwa□sbu□nedw□thinh□□,and□ebe□an□erfor□ingst□nd-□pcome□ywh□l□stillpracticingm□□icine.