□n□□07,Jeo□ggo□hisb□g□r□ak□h□nhewasc□□ta□□r.Chowin□h□bl□c□bu□□□□□om□dy"The□angover."H□□pe□forman□ea□□heflamb□yantan□outrage□us□an□stergarnere□widespr□□dat□ention□ndcat□pu□t□□himi□tothespot□ight.Aud□□ncesw□r□□ap□ivat□□□yhis□ear□e□s□□v□r-the-topp□□trayal,and□ebe□□□□□st□□d□□ts□a□o□□he□i□m.□eon□'stran□□ti□nfrommed□□i□□toHo□ly□oo□wasof□□ciall□□n□erway,an□hew□sd□te□□ine□to□ak□th□mos□o□thisunexpe□tedop□□rtu□ity.□□□>□p>In□0□7,Jeonggot□isbigbreakwhe□h□□as□□st□□Mr.□howint□□□□ockbu□ter□ome□y"TheHangove□."Hi□perf□rmance□s□heflamboyan□andou□□□geousgan□□ter□arne□e□w□de□□reada□tenti□n□nd□atapu□te□h□mi□tot□espo□light.Audie□□□sw□r□□□□tivat□dby□isfearless,□□e□□th□-topportrayal,and□□□ecam□a□tan□o□tsta□□ft□efil□.J□ong'□t□an□ition□rom□edicin□toHoll□w□odwaso□□i□ial□□un□er□a□,andh□wa□dete□min□□□oma□e□he□ostofthisun□xpe□□edoppo□tu□□□y.□n□□0□□□□onggothi□bigbr□akwhenh□wascas□asM□.Chowintheb□o□k□us□er□omed□"Th□□□n□over□"□i□pe□formanc□asthefl□m□o□an□ando□trage□u□g□n□ster□□□n□red□i□□□□□□adattentio□an□cat□pul□□dhimintot□e□p□t□ight.Audienc□s□□r□c□pti□a□edb□hisfe□rless□over-□h□-t□pp□rt□ay□□,andh□□□ca□ea□□andoutst□rof□hefilm.J□□ng□s□□ansitio□□□□mmedicinetoH□l□ywoodw□so□f□□ially□nde□w□y,andhe□□sde□ermine□t□□a□e□□e□o□t□fthisu□e□□e□tedopportuni□y□□□200□,□□ongg□□hi□bigbre□kw□enhewas□□stasMr.Ch□w□n□□□bl□□kbustercomed□□□he□a□gover.□□i□perfor□□n□ea□thef□am□o□□nt□ndou□□□geousga□gste□ga□n□□e□w□d□spreadattentionandcatapul□□dhi□□nto□hespotl□□□t.□udience□w□re□ap□□va□e□by□i□fearless□ove□□t□□-to□po□tra□□l,andhebecameasta□□outst□r□□t□efi□□.□eong□strans□ti□nfrommedi□□netoH□□lywo□□w□so□□i□□allyunderway□andhe□□s□et□□minedtom□□□□□emostofth□sune□p□c□□d□□p□rtun□ty.In2007,□□o□□goth□s□i□□reakwhen□ewa□ca□tas□r.Ch□wi□thebl□ckb□s□e□□ome□y□TheHangover."His□erform□nce□s□h□flam□oyan□andout□a□eou□g□ngster□□rn□re□wide□preadatte□□□□na□□ca□ap□lte□himinto□□esp□tli□ht.Au□□□n□eswerec□pt□vat□dbyhi□fe□rless□□ver-□he□t□□□ortrayal□andheb□ca□ea□tan□□□t□t□rofth□□il□.Jeo□g'□t□□nsi□ionfro□□□dicinetoHolly□o□dwa□officia□□□□n□□r□□□,and□e□asde□□rmi□edto□□□et□□m□s□o□thi□□nexpectedopportu□ity." />
I□2□07,□eong□othisb□gbreak□henhewa□casta□Mr.Chow□nth□blockbusterco□□dy"TheHan□ov□r."Hisperformanceastheflambo□antandout□ageousgan□stergarne□edwidesp□eada□ten□ionandcata□ulted□imin□othespo□□ig□t.□ud□enceswerecaptiv□□edb□his□e□rl□s□,ov□r□t□□-□□pp□rtra□al,and□ebeca□eastand□utst□rofth□□ilm.Jeong'stransi□ionfrommedicinetoHollywoodwa□o□fi□ially□nde□way,an□□□wasde□ermined□omakethemostofthisunexp□ctedo□po□□unity. □□200□,Jeonggo□hisbigbreakwhenhewas□astasMr.Chow□nthebl□ckbustercomedy□□he□a□gover.□□i□perfor□□n□ea□thef□am□oyantandout□ageousga□gstergarn□□edwidespreadattentionandcatapul□edhim□ntothespotl□□□t.□udiencesw□re□ap□□va□e□byhisfearless,over-the-to□portra□al,andhebecameasta□□outstar□ft□efil□.Jeong'stransitionfrommedicinetoH□□lywoodw□sof□iciallyunderway,andhew□sdeterminedtom□□et□emostofth□sune□pect□d□□portun□ty. In2007,J□o□ggoth□sbi□□reakwhenhewa□ca□tas□r.Ch□winthebl□ckb□s□e□□ome□y"TheHangover."Hisperform□nce□s□h□flam□oyan□andoutra□eou□g□ngstergarneredwidespreadatte□t□ona□dca□ap□lte□himinto□□esp□tli□ht.Audi□n□eswerecapt□vat□dbyhi□fe□rless,□ver-the□to□□ortrayal□andheb□ca□ea□tando□tst□rofthe□ilm.Jeo□g'□t□□nsitionfromm□dicinetoHolly□o□dwa□officiall□un□erw□y,andhewasde□□rmi□edto□aketh□mostofthis□nexpectedopportu□ity.