In2007,Je□ng□ot□i□bigbreak□h□nhewascastasMr.Cho□□nt□eb□oc□□u□□erco□□□y□TheHang□□er."His□erfor□□n□□astheflamboy□□t□ndo□tr□geousga□gst□rga□neredwi□espre□dat□e□□i□n□nd□□tapulted□imin□othe□□o□lig□□.A□□i□nceswer□ca□tiva□ed□y□isfe□□l□ss,o□□r-the-top□□rtray□l,andhe□□□a□east□ndou□□□aro□□□efil□□J□on□'str□nsitionfr□mmedi□□□etoH□lly□ood□asoffici□l□yu□derway□andh□□asdeter□□□ed□omak□them□st□□thisune□pect□dopportunit□□I□2007,Je□□□goth□sbi□brea□whenhewascas□as□r.Chowinthebl□c□b□s□ercomedy□Th□□a□gover□"H□sperf□rm□n□ea□□h□fla□boy□ntandou□rageo□s□ang□□ergarner□dwi□es□rea□at□entionandca□a□□lte□himintoth□spotligh□□A□dienceswer□cap□ivatedbyhisfe□r□ess,over-th□□□□pportrayal,and□□be□□measta□□□u□starof□he□i□m□Je□□g's□r□□siti□nf□□m□ed□cine□oH□ll□woodw□so□□ici□□l□und□rw□y□□ndhewasd□termin□□to□ak□□hem□□toft□isunexpec□ed□p□o□tu□ity□□/□□In20□7,Je□n□g□this□i□□□e□k□□enh□w□sc□□□as□□.Ch□w□nthe□lo□kb□□te□come□y□□he□□□□ove□□"H□□performan□ea□□h□fl□mb□□anta□do□t□ag□□usgan□ster□arnere□wid□□preadatt□n□□o□□n□□a□□□ultedhiminto□hesp□tli□□□.Audi□□c□s□er□captivat□dbyhi□f□arl□s□,ov□r□t□e-□op□ortrayal,a□dheb□□□me□□□andoutstaro□□hefil□.Jeong'str□nsition□ro□medicinet□Hollywoodw□soffici□□ly□nde□wa□,a□□he□asdete□m□nedto□aket□e□□stofthis□□□xpectedoppor□un□ty." />
I□2007,Je□nggoth□sbi□breakwhenhewascastas□r.Chowinthebloc□b□stercomedy"The□a□gover."Hisperforman□ea□□h□fla□boy□ntandoutrageo□sgang□tergarner□dwidespreadat□entionandcata□□ltedhimintothespotligh□.A□dienceswer□cap□ivatedbyhisfe□r□ess,over-the-□□pportrayal,and□□be□□meastan□outstarofthe□ilm.Jeo□g's□r□□siti□nf□om□ed□cinetoHollywoodwasoffici□llyunderway□□ndhewasdetermin□dtomak□□hem□□tofthisunexpectedop□o□tu□ity□□/p□ In20□7,Jeongg□this□i□b□eakw□enh□w□sc□□□as□□.Chow□ntheblo□kbustercomedy□TheHa□□ove□."H□sperformancea□□h□fl□mb□yanta□do□trageousgangster□arnere□wid□□preadattent□on□n□cat□pultedhimintothespotligh□.Audienc□s□erecaptivatedbyhi□f□arles□,over□the-□opportrayal,andhebe□□me□□□andoutstarofthefil□.Jeong'stransitionfro□medicinet□Hollywoodw□soffici□□lyunderway,a□□he□asdete□m□nedtomaket□e□□stofthisu□expectedopportunity. In20□7,Je□n□got□isbigbreakwh□nhewas□asta□□r.□howinthe□lo□kb□ster□omedy"Th□Ha□gov□r."His□erforma□ceas□h□flamboyant□ndou□□ag□ou□gang□ter□arner□□widesprea□at□en□ionand□a□apu□□edhimin□othe□potlight.Audiences□e□ecap□iv□tedbyhis□□arless,over-the-toppor□□ayal,and□e□ecameastandoutstarofthefilm□Jeo□g'stransitionfromme□i□i□□t□Holly□oodwasoff□ciall□□nd□rway,andhewasdeterm□n□dto□akethe□ostof□hisune□p□cte□oppor□unity.