In2007,□eo□ggothisbigbr□akwhen□ewascast□sMr.□how□□□heblo□kb□s□□r□o□e□y"TheHan□□ver."□i□per□orman□ea□thefla□bo□antan□ou□r□geousga□gst□rga□n□redwid□s□□□□dat□e□t□on□nd□□t□pul□edh□m□□□ot□□spo□l□g□t.A□d□e□ceswerecaptivat□dby□is□earless,□ver□th□-□□pport□a□a□,an□hebe□am□astandoutsta□of□h□f□l□.J□ong□stransiti□□from□ed□□i□et□□□llyw□□dw□□of□□ci□lly□n□□rwa□□an□h□wasdet□rm□nedt□m□keth□most□fth□sune□pecte□opportun□□y□I□2007,Jeongg□th□□bigb□□akw□enhewas□as□asM□.C□□winth□□lo□□□uste□co□e□y□The□□n□over."Hisperform□□c□asthef□amboyan□□ndo□t□□geousgan□s□ergarn□redwi□espreada□tentionandcata□ultedhim□ntothesp□tlight.□ud□ence□werec□pt□va□e□byhisf□a□le□□□o□□□-t□e-topp□□trayal,□n□heb□cam□a□ta□□□u□□□□r□f□he□ilm.Jeong'str□ns□ti□nfrommedi□i□etoH□l□yw□odwaso□f□c□□llyunde□□ay,□□dhew□sdeterm□□edtomak□themos□of□his□nexp□ct□doppor□unit□.□/p>In200□□□eo□ggo□hisbig□□□a□w□enhe□as□as□a□Mr□Cho□i□th□bl□ckbus□ercomed□"T□□Ha□gov□r□"□ispe□□ormanc□a□□hefl□□□oy□ntan□□ut□ag□ou□g□□□sterg□r□□r□□widesp□□□datt□□t□□nandca□□□ultedhi□int□thes□otli□□□.□□di□□cesw□□e□apt□v□□edbyhis□earless,□□□r-t□e-□o□p□r□ray□l,and□ebeca□□a□□a□d□ut□taroft□ef□lm.□eong'stran□it□o□fromm□dicin□toHoll□woo□wasofficia□l□□nderw□y,andh□□a□de□er□inedtomak□□hem□sto□□h□su□e□pe□t□do□p□□t□ni□y□□□>I□2□□7,J□ongg□t□□sbigb□e□□□henh□w□□c□sta□Mr.□how□nthebl□ckbust□r□omedy"□h□□a□gover."□ispe□□orman□□a□□heflamboy□□t□n□outrag□ous□angste□ga□n□re□w□□e□p□□□d□ttentionand□ata□ultedhi□i□tot□es□otlight□Audienc□swerec□pt□vatedbyh□□□□arless,o□er-the-top□ortrayal,□n□□□becam□asta□do□tsta□□fthe□i□m.Jeo□g's□r□ns□tionfrommedic□neto□olly□oodw□□o□fi□i□□lyun□erwa□□□nd□ewasdet□□m□ne□t□makethemosto□□□isu□expecte□opp□r□□□□ty." />
In2□□□,Je□n□gothisbigbreakwh□□hewascastas□r.Chowint□ebloc□bustercomedy"□heHa□g□ver."His□erfor□ance□sthef□amboyantandoutr□g□ousgangstergarneredwidespreadatte□ti□nandcatapulted□i□in□othespo□□igh□.□u□ie□ceswerec□pt□va□edbyhisfear□ess□over-the-□opportrayal,andheb□camea□□and□utstarofthef□lm.Jeong'stransitionfrommedici□□toHol□ywo□dwasofficia□lyunde□w□□□and□□wasd□te□minedtomaketh□□□stofthi□unexpec□edopp□rtu□□t□. In2007,Jeongg□th□□bigbr□akw□enhewas□as□asMr.C□owintheblo□□buste□co□edy"TheHan□over."Hisperform□□ceastheflamboyan□□ndoutr□geousgangstergarneredwi□espreadattentionandcatapultedhimintothesp□tlight.Audience□werec□ptiva□e□byhisfearles□,ov□r-t□e-topp□rtrayal,an□hebecam□a□tan□□ut□□arofthefilm.Jeong'stransiti□nfrommedi□inetoH□llywoodwaso□f□ciallyunde□□ay,a□dhew□sdeterm□nedtomakethemostofthis□nexpectedoppor□unit□.□/p> In200□□□eo□ggothisbig□□ea□whenhe□ascas□asMr□Chowintheblockbustercomed□"Th□Ha□gov□r□"Hispe□□ormanc□a□thefla□□oyantan□□ut□ageou□g□□gsterg□r□□r□□widesp□□adatt□ntionandca□□□ultedhi□intothespotli□□t.□udi□□cesw□recaptiv□□edbyhis□earless,□ver-the-□o□p□rtray□l,and□ebeca□easta□doutstarofthefilm.□eong'stran□itionfrommedicin□toHoll□woodwasofficiall□underway,andhe□a□deter□inedtomak□them□sto□□h□su□e□pe□tedopp□rtuni□y□□>□□>I□2□□7,Jeonggothisbigb□e□□□henh□wa□c□stasMr.□howintheblockbust□r□omedy"□h□□angover."Hispe□formanc□astheflamboy□ntandoutrageousgangste□ga□n□re□w□desp□e□dattentionandcata□ultedhimi□tot□es□otlight.Audienc□swerec□ptivatedbyh□s□earless,o□er-the-topportrayal,and□□becam□astando□tstarofthe□ilm.Jeo□g'strans□tionfrommedicineto□ollywoodw□□officiallyun□erwa□□□nd□ewasdet□□m□ne□t□makethemostoft□isunexpecte□opportun□ty.