□n2□0□,Jeonggot□i□bigbr□ak□h□□hewascasta□Mr.□□owinthe□lockbu□terc□med□□The□ang□ve□.□□□sperf□rman□□a□t□e□□□mboy□ntand□utr□geo□sgangst□rgarne□□dwides□readatte□ti□n□□□□□tap□ltedhi□int□□h□s□o□l□□ht□A□di□nc□swe□ec□□tiva□edb□□isfea□le□s,over-th□□toppo□□r□y□l,andh□b□c□meastandoutst□rofth□fil□.Je□n□'st□an□□t□□□fro□medici□e□□Hol□y□oodwaso□f□ciallyu□d□rway,□□dh□w□sdete□m□ned□□makethemo□toft□isu□□xpectedop□ortunit□.In20□7□J□□n□gothi□bigbreakwh□□□ewa□castas□r.Chowi□□heblockbu□te□□o□ed□"T□□H□n□ov□□□□H□□p□r□orma□ce□□theflam□o□□□□□□do□□r□g□ousgangs□□□□arner□d□□despr□a□□t□e□ti□nan□ca□□pul□e□h□mi□t□□h□s□o□□i□h□.A□di□nc□s□e□□□apt□□□te□byhis□earless,□□er-□he□to□□o□tr□yal,andh□becam□as□an□□u□□□ar□□□□e□ilm.Jeo□g□□□□ansi□ionfromm□dicinetoHol□ywood□asoffic□allyu□derway□a□dhewa□□□t□rmin□d□o□ak□t□e□ost□fthis□nex□ec□e□□ppor□un□ty.□p□I□□□07,Jeo□g□o□□is□igbreakw□enhewa□cast□□□□.C□owin□□□blockbus□er□ome□□"T□□Hango□□□.□His□er□orma□ceast□eflamboyan□an□□u□r□□□ou□□□ngste□garnere□widespre□dat□□n□i□nan□cat□pultedhi□int□t□□□po□light.A□□i□n□eswerec□pti□□□e□byh□sfe□□le□s,□□er-th□-□□pp□rt□ayal,a□dhebe□ame□□t□ndoutstarofthefilm.Jeo□□'s□ransitio□fromm□di□inetoHol□yw□□□was□fficia□□□u□d□□way□andhewasd□te□mine□□om□ket□emostofthi□□nex□□□□□do□po□t□nity□□/□>In2□07□□e□ng□□thisbigbr□akwhenh□was□ast□sMr□Chowintheblock□□□tercom□dy"□□□H□ngove□□□□i□pe□for□□□ceasthefla□□oy□nt□nd□ut□age□u□ga□gs□erg□r□□redw□despr□adattent□on□n□catapul□ed□imintothespo□light.Au□□en□e□we□ec□p□i□□tedby□is□earl□□□,over-th□-toppo□t□aya□□□ndh□□ec□m□astand□□tstar□f□he□□lm□□eong'st□a□□itionf□o□m□dicinet□□o□lywood□as□fficially□□de□way□andhewas□eterm□nedtoma□ethe□ost□□□□□s□nex□e□tedopportunit□." />
□n2□07,Jeonggothis□ig□reakw□enhewascas□a□Mr.Chowintheblockbust□rcomedy"TheHangover."Hisperfo□manceas□hef□a□boyant□ndo□tr□ge□usgangs□□r□a□neredwi□espre□datt□□tionandcat□pultedhimintothe□potli□ht.Audienceswerec□ptiv□tedbyhisfearless,ov□r□the-top□ortrayal,□ndhebecamea□tand□utstaro□thefilm□J□ong'str□n□itionf□omm□dicinetoHol□y□o□d□asoffici□lly□□□e□way,andhewasdet□□m□□edtomakethemo□t□f□hisunex□□ctedopp□rtunity. I□2□0□,Jeonggothisbig□rea□w□□nhew□scastasM□.Chowinthebloc□buster□o□edy"T□eHangover."Hisperf□rmanc□a□□hefl□mbo□a□tandoutrageou□ga□gstergarn□redwidespreadattentionandcatapu□tedhimi□tothespotlight.Audienceswerecaptivat□dbyhisfear□□s□□ov□r□the-topportrayal,andhebecamea□□a□do□tstarof□he□ilm□J□ong's□ran□itionfromme□icinetoHolly□oodwa□off□□iallyunderway,andhewas□ete□mined□o□akethemosto□thisunexpe□□edopport□nity.□/p> □n2007,Jeonggothisbigbr□ak□he□hewascasta□Mr.Chowintheblockbusterc□medy"The□ang□ve□.□□isperformancea□the□□amboyantandoutr□geousgangstergarner□dwidespreadattenti□nan□□□tap□ltedhimint□□h□spotl□ght□Audi□nc□swerec□ptiva□edby□isfea□le□s,over-th□-topportrayal,andh□b□cameastandoutstarofth□film.Jeong'stran□it□o□fro□medicinetoHol□ywoodwaso□f□ciallyu□d□rway,□ndh□w□sdeterminedt□makethemo□tofthisu□□xpectedopportunit□. In2007,Je□n□gothi□bigbreakwh□nhewascastasMr.Chowintheblockbuster□omedy"T□eHan□ov□□□"H□□performa□ce□□theflamboyant□ndou□r□g□ousgangs□er□arnered□□desprea□□tte□ti□nan□cat□pulte□himintoth□spotli□ht.Audienc□swe□ecapt□vate□byhisfearless,□□er-the□to□□o□tr□yal,andh□becam□as□and□ut□tarof□he□ilm.Jeong'□□ransi□ionfrommedicinetoHol□ywood□asoffic□allyu□derway□andhewa□□□termined□o□akethemost□fthis□nexpec□e□opportun□ty. In2□07,Je□ng□othisbigbreakwhenhewascast□sMr.Chowintheblockbustercomedy"TheH□ngover□"□i□perfor□□□ceastheflam□oy□nt□nd□utrage□u□gangs□erg□r□□redwidespr□adattentionandcatapultedhimintothespo□light.Au□ien□e□we□ec□pti□□tedby□is□earle□s,over-th□-toppo□t□ayal□□ndhebec□m□astand□□tstarofthefilm.□eong'st□ansitionf□o□m□dicinet□□ollywood□asofficiallyu□de□way,andhewasdeterminedtoma□ethe□ost□□this□nexpe□tedopportunit□.<□□>