BorninDetro□t,Michiga□,Jeonggrewu□inah□□s□ho□dw□thpar□ntswhowerebotheducatedinSo□th□orea□ithdrea□so□academicsu□cess□or□h□irc□il□ren.Pursuingacare□rinmedicine□□emedli□ethenaturalpathforJ□ong□□ndhedutif□ll□p□r□uedit□ear□in□his□.□□attheUniversit□ofNorthCaro□□na□tChapelH□ll.However,hispassion□orcomedyhadalwa□sbu□ne□with□nhi□,andhebeganperfo□mi□□□tand-up□omedywhile□ti□l□racticingme□icine. BorninDetroit,M□ch□□an,Jeong□rew□pin□hous□holdwithp□re□□s□ho□erebotheducat□di□SouthKoreaw□t□dream□ofa□a□emicsu□ce□sf□rthei□children.Pursuin□a□areerinmedi□i□eseemedlikethen□turalpat□f□□Je□ng,a□dhed□□□full□pursue□it,earn□nghisM□D.attheUn□v□rsit□ofNort□Carol□□aatChapelHill.H□wever□his□assion□□r□omedyh□dalwaysbur□edwithinhim,an□h□be□anperform□n□stan□-up□ome□ywhilestillpracticin□medicin□. BorninDetroi□,Mic□i□□n□□eonggrewu□inahou□eholdwithp□re□t□whowerebothe□uc□tedinS□uthKoreaw□thdrea□□ofacad□mi□s□ccessfo□th□irchildre□.Pursu□ngacare□rin□edici□□seemedlikethenaturalpat□fo□Jeong,andhedutifullyp□rsue□it,earninghi□M.D.attheU□iversi□□ofN□rthCar□l□naatCha□el□il□.However,h□spassio□forcomedyhad□lwaysburnedwithinhim,andheb□ganperformi□gstand□up□ome□ywhi□estillpracticingme□icine. B□rni□□□troit,Michig□n,□eonggrewupinahousehol□withp□□ent□whowerebotheduca□edin□o□thKore□withdream□ofacade□ic□uccess□□r□h□irch□ldren.Purs□ingacareerinmed□cinesee□edli□□t□enaturalpathfo□Jeong,an□hedu□iful□y□urs□edit,ear□i□ghisM.□.att□e□nive□□□tyo□□or□hCa□□linaatChapelHill.However□hisp□ssion□orcomedyha□□lwaysbu□nedwithinh□m,andhebeganperformingstand-upcome□y□hilest□llprac□ic□ngm□dicine.