In□00□□□eon□got□isbi□□reakwhenh□w□□castasMr.C□□□i□□heb□oc□b□□t□rcome□y"T□□□a□g□v□r□□Hisperf□r□ancea□the□lamboyantandout□□g□ousg□□g□te□garne□e□wi□es□re□□at□ent□on□ndcata□ultedh□m□□□□thesp□□□□g□□.□u□□ence□□erec□□□ivatedbyhis□□a□l□ss,ove□□t□e-topp□□tray□l,□nd□ebe□a□eas□a□doutsta□□fth□film.□e□ng's□r□n□iti□nfro□medici□et□Hol□ywoodwasoffici□□lyunde□way,□n□hewasd□termi□□dto□□k□t□e□□□□oft□i□un□xpe□t□□oppor□u□□□y.I□2□07,□eong□othi□bigbr□akwhe□h□□a□cas□asMr.Chow□□the□lo□kbustercome□□"TheH□ngo□e□."Hisperformancea□□□eflamboyan□andoutr□ge□□sga□gster□a□□□□edwides□□e□dattent□o□□ndcatapultedhimi□tothesp□tlight□Au□ienceswere□a□t□vated□yh□□fear□ess,o□er-th□□□op□ortr□y□l,andhebecam□□□ta□d□utsta□□fthefi□m□□e□□□□stransit□onfr□mme□ic□□eto□ollyw□□dwas□fficiall□under□ay,and□□wasd□terminedt□m□kethe□os□□□thisunexpec□□□opportu□ity.In2□□□□□□on□gothis□□gbreakw□e□hewas□astasMr.C□ow□nth□b□oc□□u□t□rcom□□y"□□e□an□over.□Hisper□□rma□ceas□□e□la□bo□ant□□doutr□g□o□□g□ngster□□rne□□□□i□es□r□ada□□e□t□o□□nd□□tapu□□□dhi□into□h□spotl□□ht.Audienceswerecaptiv□te□□yhi□fe□□le□s,□v□r-t□e□topportrayal,andhebec□me□□□andou□st□rofth□fil□□J□on□'□t□ans□tio□f□o□□edicin□toHoll□wo□dwasoffi□i□lly□□□erw□y□an□□□□asd□□e□□in□dto□ak□t□□□□□to□thi□une□pecte□□ppo□t□ni□y." />
In□007□Jeon□got□isbigbreakwhenh□wa□castasMr.Cho□i□□hebloc□b□□t□rcomedy"T□e□ang□ver□"Hisperformanceasthe□lamboyantandoutr□g□ousg□□gstergarnere□wides□re□dattention□ndcatapultedh□mint□thesp□□l□g□t.□udienceswerec□p□ivatedbyhis□□arl□ss,over-t□e-topp□□tray□l,andhebe□ameas□andoutstarofthefilm.□eong's□ran□iti□nfro□medicinetoHollywoodwasoffici□□lyunde□way,□ndhewasd□termi□□dtomaket□em□stofthisunexpectedoppor□u□ity. In2□07,□eong□othisbigbreakwhenh□□ascastasMr.Chow□□the□lockbustercome□y"TheH□ngo□e□."Hisperformanceas□□eflamboyantandoutrage□usga□gster□arneredwidesp□eadattent□on□ndcatapultedhimi□tothespotlight□Au□ienceswerecaptivatedbyhi□fear□ess,o□er-th□□□op□ortray□l,andhebecam□asta□doutsta□ofthefilm.Je□ng□stransit□onfrommedici□eto□ollywo□dwasofficiall□under□ay,and□ewasd□terminedtomakethe□ostofthisunexpec□e□opportu□ity.□□ In□0□7,Jeon□□□this□i□break□□en□ewascastasMr.Chowintheblockbu□tercomedy"TheHangover."Hisperfo□manceas□h□f□amboy□□t□n□o□trage□u□gangsterg□rnere□w□de□□re□dattentio□a□dca□□pul□edhiminto□hespotlight□A□d□encesw□recapti□ated□□□isfearles□,ove□-th□□topp□rtrayal,andhe□ecamea□tandou□starofthefi□m□□e□□g'st□ansiti□n□rommedicinetoHollywoo□wasofficial□yunderway,a□dhew□sdeter□in□dto□aketh□mostofthisune□pe□□edop□□rtunit□□□/p> In2□0□□□eon□gothis□□gbreakwhe□hewascastasMr.C□ow□nth□bloc□□ustercomedy"□□eHangover.□Hisper□□rma□ceast□e□lambo□ant□□doutr□g□o□□g□ngstergarner□□□i□espr□ada□te□tionand□atapul□edhiminto□h□spotli□ht.Audienceswerecaptivate□byhi□fea□less,over-t□e□topportrayal,andhebecameastandou□st□rofth□fil□.J□ong'□t□ansitio□f□om□edicinetoHoll□woodwasoffi□iallyun□erway□and□ewasd□□e□□in□dto□aket□em□stofthi□une□pected□ppo□t□ni□y.<□p>