In200□,Jeo□g□othisbigbreakwhen□□□□sca□□□s□r.□h□w□nth□blockb□st□r□□m□d□"Th□Hang□ver."□□s□erformanceasthefl□mboy□nt□□dou□r□□□ousgan□ste□ga□ne□e□wi□e□preadattention□nd□a□a□ul□□dhimintot□□□□□tlig□t□□□dien□eswer□□□ptiv□t□dbyhis□ea□l□□s,ove□-the□top□ortrayal,□ndhebe□ameas□□n□ou□□tar□f□hef□□□.Jeong'□tra□□□tionf□omme□□c□n□□oHollyw□odwasof□iciall□und□r□□y,an□□ew□sdet□□min□d□omak□them□stofth□sunexpe□tedo□□o□t□nit□.In2007,Jeongg□th□sbi□brea□when□ew□scas□asMr.Ch□□intheblockbustercome□□"TheH□□go□er."His□e□□o□m□nceas□he□lamboya□ta□do□tra□e□us□□□□s□□rg□rne□ed□id□□p□ea□□t□ent□onand□atap□lt□dhimi□t□t□e□pot□i□ht.A□d□e□c□swerecap□ivatedbyhisf□a□□es□,ov□□-□he-to□p□□□□□□□l,□ndhebeca□e□□□andoutst□rofthefilm.Je□ng□stra□□itionfrommedi□in□□□Hollywoo□□□sof□□c□□□□□un□□rw□y,□n□hew□sdeterminedtoma□ethemos□of□hisu□□□pectedo□port□ni□y.□n20□□,Jeonggo□hisb□□□reakwhe□h□w□s□astasMr.Chowintheb□ockbu□t□□□ome□y"□□□Ha□go□er□"Hisperform□ncea□theflamboya□tan□outra□eo□sgangsterg□r□ere□wid□sp□e□datt□n□io□a□d□ata□□ltedh□mint□t□espot□i□h□.Au□□e□ces□er□captivat□□□□his□□□□l□ss,ov□r-th□□□opportrayal,andhebe□ame□□tandout□tar□□□he□□lm□□□ong□stransi□i□□□romm□□i□inetoH□□lywoo□wasoffi□ia□□yu□□e□□ay,and□ew□□de□er□□nedt□m□□ethem□stoft□i□une□p□c□□doppor□□n□□□.□p□□n20□□,J□ong□o□h□sbigbr□ak□henh□w□scasta□M□□□howi□theblock□uster□ome□□"□h□Hang□ve□□"□□sperf□r□ance□sthe□□am□oy□□□ando□tr□geou□g□n□sterg□r□ere□w□□e□□r□adatte□t□o□a□d□a□□pu□t□dhimin□ot□espo□li□□t.□udi□□ce□□erec□□□ivat□dby□isf□a□le□s,over-□h□-to□portra□□l,an□heb□ca□eastandoutstaroft□efilm.Jeong'str□□sit□onfromm□d□cine□o□ollyw□□dw□□□f□ic□□□lyun□er□ay,□ndh□wasd□□ermined□omakethemo□to□this□nexpe□t□doppo□□un□t□.□n2□07□Jeon□g□thisbi□b□e□kwhenhewascastasMr□□h□win□h□blockb□ste□□ome□y"T□eHa□□over."Hisp□rform□n□□□s□heflam□□y□□□□n□ou□r□g□ousg□ngst□rgarne□edwi□es□r□adattent□□nandc□□□□u□tedhimint□the□p□tlight.Audienceswerec□pti□atedbyhis□ear□ess,□ve□-□he-topportra□□□,andh□b□□am□a□tandoutstarof□h□fil□□J□o□□□□transitionfrom□e□icinet□H□l□yw□od□asoff□c□□l□y□nd□□way,andhewas□et□rmin□dtomak□t□emo□tofthi□un□□pe□□ed□pportunit□." />
In2007,Jeo□g□othis□igbreakwh□nhewas□astasMr.Chowinthebl□ckbust□□com□dy□TheHa□gover."Hi□perfor□an□e□stheflamboya□tand□□trage□usga□□s□e□g□rn□r□□widespre□dattentio□□ndcatapultedhim□ntothes□□□lig□t□Audien□eswe□eca□tivatedbyhisf□arle□s,ove□-the-topportrayal,andhe□□cameastandoutstaroft□efilm.Jeo□g'stra□sitionfrommedicinet□Holly□□□dwasofficiallyu□d□□way,an□hewasdete□mi□e□t□□a□eth□mos□oft□isune□pectedopport□n□t□.□/p> In200□,Jeong□othisbigbreakwhen□e□asca□tasMr.□how□nth□blockbusterc□m□d□"Th□Hang□ver."□□s□erformanceastheflamboy□nt□□dou□rag□ousgan□ste□garne□e□wi□e□preadattention□nd□atapul□edhimintoth□□p□tlight.Audienceswerec□ptivatedbyhis□ea□less,over-the-top□ortrayal,□ndhebe□ameast□n□outstarofthefi□m.Jeong'□tra□□□tionfromme□□c□n□toHollyw□odwasof□iciallyunderw□y,an□hew□sdetermin□d□omak□themostofth□sunexpectedo□□ortunity. In2007,Jeongg□th□sbigbrea□when□ewascastasMr.Cho□intheblockbustercome□y"TheHa□gover."His□er□o□m□nceastheflamboyantandoutra□eousg□□□s□□rgarneredwidesp□ea□□ttent□onandcatapultedhimi□t□t□espotlight.A□d□e□c□swerecaptivatedbyhisfearless,ov□r-□he-toppo□□ra□□l,andhebeca□eastandoutst□rofthefilm.Jeong□stra□sitionfrommedicinet□Hollywoo□□asof□□c□□ll□und□rw□y,andhewasdeterminedtoma□ethemos□ofthisunexpectedo□port□nity.<□□> □n20□7,Jeonggo□hisbigbreakwhe□hew□scastasMr.Chowintheblockbu□t□□□omedy"TheHangover□"Hisperformanceastheflamboya□tan□outrageousgangstergar□ere□wid□sp□eadatt□ntionand□atapultedh□mintot□espot□igh□.Au□ie□ces□erecaptivatedb□his□□□□less,ov□r-th□-□opportrayal,andhebe□ameastandoutstaro□□he□□lm.J□ong'stransi□i□nfromm□□icinetoH□□lywoo□wasofficial□yu□der□ay,andhew□sde□er□inedt□m□□ethem□stofthisune□p□c□□dopport□n□ty. In2007□Jeon□gothisbigb□e□kwhenhewascastasMr□□h□win□heblockbustercomedy"TheHa□gover."Hisp□rforman□□□stheflamb□y□nt□n□outr□g□ousg□ngst□rgarne□edwi□es□r□adattent□□nandc□□a□u□tedhimintothesp□tlight.Audienceswerec□ptivatedbyhisfear□ess,□ver-□he-topportra□al,andh□b□□amea□tandoutstarofthefil□□Jeong□□transitionfrom□edicinet□H□llyw□od□asoffic□allyunderway,andhewas□etermin□dtomak□t□emostofthi□une□pec□ed□pportunit□.