In200□,□□onggo□□isbi□br□a□w□e□hew□s□a□□asM□□Ch□wi□th□bl□□□bust□□com□□□"□he□a□gover."H□□perf□rmanc□as□heflam□oyan□□□do□□ra□eou□gangs□□□ga□n□red□idespreadat□en□iona□□ca□□pul□edhi□in□o□hesp□t□i□h□.Audi□n□e□were□ap□□□□te□byhisfe□□l□s□□□ver□the-topportraya□,an□□□be□□me□stand□utsta□□f□□efilm.□□ong'st□ansi□io□□rom□e□icinetoH□l□yw□odw□so□ficiall□□nderway,and□□□□sdet□rmine□□□mak□them□stof□his□□ex□e□tedo□portu□i□y.In2007,Jeongg□□hisbigb□eakwh□nhewas□a□□asMr.C□owi□th□□□ock□u□t□□c□me□y"TheH□n□over.□His□erforman□east□eflam□oya□□andou□ra□□□usgangst□rga□n□r□dwi□es□readatten□i□nan□□ata□u□ted□imintot□e□potl□ght.Aud□en□e□werecaptiv□t□d□□□isfe□rl□ss,ov□□-th□-topport□□yal,andh□□ec□□eas□a□□ou□st□□□ft□efi□m.□eong'□tran□iti□nfr□□med□□ine□□□ol□ywo□dw□soffici□ll□u□□erway□andh□□asdeter□ine□toma□eth□□□stofth□□□n□x□ectedopportu□i□□." />
In200□,Je□ngg□th□sbigbreak□henhew□sc□sta□Mr□Chowinth□□□o□kb□stercomed□"Th□□angover.□□isper□ormanceas□hefl□m□oyan□□nd□u□□ageous□angstergarn□redwide□pread□ttentionandc□tap□ltedhimin□othe□potlight.Audie□ceswerecaptivatedbyhi□fearless,o□□r-□he□topportrayal,andhe□ecameastan□o□ts□arofthefilm□Jeong'strans□tionfrommed□cinetoHoll□□oodwasoff□□ial□yunderway,□ndhewasdeterminedto□□ket□emostoft□i□unexpect□□opportunity□□□□> In200□,Jeonggo□hisbigbr□akwhe□hew□s□as□asMr□Ch□wi□th□bl□ckbust□□comed□"□heHa□gover."H□□performanceastheflamboyanta□do□□ra□eousgangs□erga□n□redwidespreadat□en□iona□□ca□□pultedhimin□o□hesp□t□ight.Audi□nceswere□aptivate□byhisfe□□les□,□ver□the-topportrayal,andhebecame□standoutsta□oft□efilm.Jeong'st□ansi□io□□rom□e□icinetoHollywoodw□so□ficiallyunderway,and□ewasdet□rmine□tomakethem□stof□his□nexpe□tedopportunity. In□007,Jeonggothisbigbrea□□henhewas□ast□□Mr□□□ow□□theb□□ckbuster□omedy"The□a□□over."Hispe□formanc□astheflamboy□ntando□trageou□g□ngste□g□rneredwides□read□ttentionandcatap□lt□dhimi□t□the□potli□ht.Audien□eswerecapti□□□edby□isf□a□□ess,over-t□e-□□p□ortrayal,andh□bec□mea□tandoutsta□ofthef□lm.Jeon□'str□nsitionfrom□edic□net□Hol□ywoodwasofficiallyunde□w□y,andhew□sdeter□□n□dtoma□ethemostofthi□un□xpec□e□□pportunity. In□007,Jeonggothisbigbreakwh□nhe□□□c□s□asMr.□howin□heblockbu□t□□comedy"T□eHangover.□Hisperf□rman□ea□theflam□□yantandoutrageou□gan□ster□□rneredw□despreadatten□i□nandcatapulted□iminto□h□spotlight.Audiencesw□re□ap□ivatedbyhisfearless,over-the-topportr□yal,andhebecameastandoutsta□oft□e□ilm.Je□□g'stransi□ionfromme□ici□etoH□llywoodw□□off□□ia□lyunderway,andh□wasdet□rmi□edto□a□e□h□mostofthisunex□ec□edop□ortunity.□> □n□□07,Jeo□ggothisb□gb□ea□whenh□wascas□asMr.Ch□wint□eblockbustercomedy"T□eH□ngover."Hisperformance□sthef□amboyantandoutrageo□sgangster□□rnere□wi□esp□eadattenti□□andcatapulte□himint□the□p□tlight.Audiences□erecapti□atedbyhisfea□less,over-t□e□toppor□ray□l□andhebecam□astand□□tsta□o□thef□l□.Jeong'stransiti□nfro□□edicinetoHolly□oodwasofficiallyun□erway,and□□□asd□term□nedtom□ke□hemos□ofthisun□xpectedoppor□un□ty.