In200□,Je□ngg□thisbi□br□a□whe□hew□s□ast□sMr□Cho□int□ebl□ck□u□□e□□o□edy"□he□a□gov□r.□Hi□per□o□mance□□□h□flamboy□ntan□ou□□□g□□□sgang□□erga□ne□ed□i□e□p□e□□□□ten□i□nan□□at□pu□t□dhi□i□to□hes□ot□i□ht.Audi□□□□s□erec□p□iva□e□□□hisfea□l□ss,over-the-t□pp□r□rayal,□ndhe□e□ameast□ndoutstarof□h□film.Jeo□g'□□□a□sition□romme□icine□□□o□□□wo□□w□s□ffic□ally□nde□□a□,an□hew□sd□t□rmi□edto□□□ethemo□tofth□□unexpe□tedopp□r□□□□□y.In20□□,Jeonggothis□igbr□akwh□nhe□ascastasMr.□h□wi□t□eblockbustercom□□□"T□eHangover."H□s□erform□nce□st□e□lamboyant□nd□ut□□ge□□□gangstergar□e□edwidesp□e□d□□t□ntiona□dc□□apulte□□imin□othe□p□tligh□□Audi□□□eswer□captiva□□dbyhis□□arl□s□,ov□r□the□t□ppo□□ray□l□an□he□eca□eas□andoutstaro□□hefi□m.Jeong'strans□ti□nfro□□□dici□e□o□ol□ywood□a□□□□□cially□nderw□y□a□dhew□□determ□n□dto□a□e□□emosto□t□isunex□ec□edo□por□□nity.□p>In□00□,Je□□gg□this□□gb□□akwh□n□□w□sc□□tasMr□□howint□eblockbust□rco□e□y"T□eHang□ve□.□□□s□e□□□□mancea□th□□lambo□antando□□□age□□sgangstergarne□edw□despre□□atte□□i□n□ndc□t□p□ltedhi□int□thespo□□ight.A□dienc□s□e□□cap□ivat□d□y□□sfea□l□ss□o□e□-t□e-□op□□rtra□a□,andh□bec□□ea□t□n□□ut□□arofthe□i□□.Jeo□□□stra□si□ionfrommedicinet□□□l□ywo□d□a□of□i□iallyunderwa□,□ndhewasdetermi□edtoma□□the□□st□ft□□□u□exp□□te□□ppo□□□nity.In2□0□,J□onggoth□s□igbreak□he□□e□as□asta□Mr□C□□w□nthebloc□bus□□□c□me□y"TheHa□g□v□r.□Hispe□f□□□a□cea□th□f□□mboyantan□outr□geousgang□□□rg□rn□redw□□esp□□□□att□nti□na□dcatapu□□edh□min□□the□po□lig□t□Audie□c□sw□re□□pt□□at□dbyhis□earless,ove□-□□e-top□or□ray□l,andhebecameastan□□□tstarofthef□l□□Jeo□□'s□r□nsitionfrommed□cin□toHollywoo□was□f□ic□a□lyunder□ay,□□dhewas□□te□mined□□maketh□□os□□f□h□sunex□□ctedo□port□□it□.□p>In□00□□Jeonggo□hisbi□br□□kw□enhewa□□as□asM□.C□owi□th□b□ockb□ster□o□ed□"Th□Hangover."H□s□□rfo□□anc□as□□efl□□□oyan□an□ou□□□ge□usgangstergarn□r□□wide□pread□t□ention□□d□at□p□lt□d□imi□tothes□otlight□Au□i□nces□erecapti□atedb□hisfearles□,over-the-to□portray□l,□n□he□□came□□ta□d□utst□rofth□f□lm□Jeong'st□a□sition□ro□medi□□□etoH□llywo□□w□sof□ici□l□□un□e□□a□□a□d□ewasdeter□ine□t□make□hemos□ofthis□□ex□□cte□□□por□□□it□." />
In2007,J□ongg□t□isbigbreakwhenhewas□astasM□.Ch□wi□theb□□c□bu□tercomedy"TheHangover."Hisperfo□ma□ceasthe□la□boyantandout□ageousgan□st□□garne□e□widespread□tten□iona□dcata□ulte□himintoth□sp□tlight□A□dienc□sw□recaptivated□yhisfearl□ss,o□er-the-topportra□a□,a□dh□becameastandoutstarof□hefi□m.Jeong'stran□itionfromme□icinetoHollywoodwasofficiallyund□rway,andhewasdete□minedtomakethem□stof□hi□unexpectedopportu□ity□□/p> In200□,Jeonggothisbi□br□akwhenhewascastasMr□Cho□intheblock□uste□comedy"□heHa□gov□r."Hisper□o□manceasth□flamboy□ntan□ou□r□g□o□sgang□tergarne□ed□i□esp□e□d□ttenti□nand□at□pu□t□dhi□i□to□hes□ot□i□ht.Audie□ces□erecap□iva□e□b□hisfearl□ss,over-the-topp□r□rayal,andhebe□ameastandoutstarofthefilm.Jeong'□□□ansition□romme□icine□□Hol□□woo□wasofficially□nde□□ay,andhewasd□termi□edto□□kethemo□tofthi□unexpe□tedopportu□□ty. In20□□,Jeonggothisbigbr□akwh□nhewascastasMr.Chowintheblockbustercom□□□"T□eHangover."H□sperform□nce□st□e□lamboyantand□utrageou□gangstergarne□edwidesp□eadatt□ntionandcatapulte□himintothespotligh□.Audienceswer□captiva□□dbyhis□□arl□ss,ov□r-the-t□ppo□□rayal,an□he□eca□eas□andoutstaro□□hefi□m.Jeong'stransiti□nfro□medicinetoHollywood□asoff□ciallyunderw□y,andhew□sdeterm□n□dtomake□□emosto□thisunex□ec□edo□por□□nity.□>□p>In□00□,Jeongg□this□igbreakwh□nh□w□sc□□tasMr.□howint□eblockbusterco□edy"T□eHang□ver.□□□spe□□o□mancea□the□lamboyantando□□□ageousgangstergarne□edw□despre□datten□i□n□ndcatap□ltedhimint□thespo□light.A□diences□e□ecap□ivat□dbyhisfearl□ss□over-t□e-□op□ortra□a□,andhebeca□east□nd□ut□□arofthefilm.Jeong□stra□si□ionfrommedicinet□□ol□ywo□d□asof□i□iallyunderwa□,□ndhewasdetermi□edtoma□ethe□ost□ft□□sunexp□cte□oppor□unity. In2□0□,J□onggoth□sbigbreak□hen□e□ascasta□Mr□Ch□wintheblockbust□rc□me□y"TheHang□v□r.□Hispe□f□□ma□ceasth□fl□mboyantandoutrageousgangs□ergarn□redwidespr□adattentiona□dcatapu□tedh□mintothespotlig□t□Audiencesw□recaptivatedbyhisfearless,over-□□e-top□ortray□l,andhebecameastan□□□tstarofthefil□.Jeo□g's□r□nsitionfrommed□cin□toHollywoo□wasof□iciallyunderway,□□dhewas□□te□minedt□makethe□os□□f□hisunex□□ctedo□portunit□.