In20□7,Jeonggo□□i□□igb□eak□henh□wascast□sMr□C□□w□nthe□l□c□bust□□comedy"T□eHang□v□□."□i□□□r□□□manceast□ef□□mbo□□□ta□doutrageou□gangst□r□□r□er□dwide□□r□adat□en□ionand□a□□□□ltedh□mi□to□h□s□□□l□ght.A□□ie□cesw□r□captiv□tedbyhis□earless□□ver-the-to□portr□y□l,□ndhebecamea□tandout□t□rof□hefil□□Jeo□g□str□ns□□ionfromm□d□cin□toHollywo□□wasofficiallyu□□erway,□ndhew□s□ete□minedtom□ket□em□sto□□□isu□ex□ec□edop□ortunity." />
□n2007□Je□ngg□th□sb□gbreakwhenhewascas□asMr□Chow□n□heblo□kb□stercomedy"T□eH□ngover."Hisp□rformance□□the□lambo□antandou□□ageo□sgangste□garn□redw□de□preada□te□□□onand□□□apultedhimin□othespotligh□.□u□ienceswer□captiva□edbyhi□fearless,over-the-t□pportrayal,andhebecameastandou□st□□ofthef□lm□Jeo□g'strans□□io□fromm□dic□□et□Holl□woodwas□ffi□ially□nde□way,□ndhewas□etermi□□d□o□akethe□ostoft□isun□xpecte□opportunity. In2007,Jeong□ot□isbigbreakwhen□ewascastas□r.Chowintheblockbusterco□e□y"TheHang□ver."Hisperfo□mance□sthefla□boy□ntand□utr□□eou□gangstergarnere□widespreadattent□on□n□cata□ulte□himintothespot□ight.Audiences□e□□ca□tiva□edbyhisfearl□ss,ove□-the-topportra□a□,a□□hebecameastando□tstarofthefi□□.Jeong'str□nsitionf□omm□di□□ne□oHollywo□dwaso□fic□□ll□und□rw□y,□ndhewasdeterminedtomake□□□mostofthis□nexpectedo□por□u□ity. In200□□Jeonggothisbigb□□akwhenhewascasta□Mr.Ch□wintheblockbuster□□□edy"TheH□ngo□er."Hisperformanceastheflamboyantando□trageousgangs□er□ar□□□edwidesp□eada□tenti□nandca□□pultedhimintothe□potl□ght.Audien□eswer□captivatedbyhisfearless,over-th□-topport□ayal,andhebec□meastandoutst□r□fthefilm.□eong's□ransition□□ommedi□inetoHo□lywoodwaso□ficia□l□u□□erway,andhewasdetermined□oma□eth□most□fth□s□nexpectedoppo□tunity.□> □n2007□□□o□ggot□is□□gbreakwhenhew□scast□sMr.Chowin□hebloc□bu□te□co□e□□"T□eHangover."Hisperformanceastheflamboya□tandou□rageousga□gste□garneredwidesprea□a□tent□o□□ndca□apu□tedhimintoth□spo□lig□□.Aud□enceswe□□capt□vated□yhi□fearless□ove□-the-to□portrayal,andhe□ecameastan□outst□rofthefi□□.Jeong's□ransiti□n□rommedic□netoHolly□oo□wasoffic□ally□n□erway,□nd□□wasdete□mine□t□m□kethemostofthi□un□x□□cte□opportunity. I□20□7,J□□ngg□□hisbigbreak□hen□e□as□□s□a□M□.Chowintheblockbustercome□y"□heHangov□□."His□erform□□ceas□heflamb□□anta□doutr□geo□sga□gstergarne□edwi□es□readat□□nt□□na□d□atap□lted□im□□□□thespotlig□t.Audienceswe□e□apti□ate□b□hisfea□le□s,over□the□top□ortrayal,andhebecameastan□outst□rofthe□ilm.Jeon□'st□an□itionf□o□medici□e□oH□llywoodwaso□fi□iallyunde□□ay□a□dhewasdetermi□edtomak□the□ostoft□i□□ne□□ectedopportunity.