I□2□0□,Je□ng□o□h□s□ig□r□□kwhenh□was□as□asMr.Cho□inthebl□ckbusterc□medy□□□□Han□□ver.□□ispe□form□nceasthefl□mb□yantandoutrageous□□ngst□rgarn□r□dwi□esprea□att□nt□ona□dca□ap□lt□□h□□int□□hespotligh□.A□□□enc□swer□cap□ivat□dbyhisfe□rl□□s,ove□□□he-to□port□a□al,a□d□ebec□□□as□and□u□st□rofthefil□□J□o□□'□t□□□sit□onfrommedicin□toHo□□ywo□dw□s□fficia□l□□nde□□□y,□nd□□wasdete□mi□□d□omakethemost□□t□i□u□expec□e□o□p□rt□nit□.□/p>□p□In2007,□□on□g□thisbi□bre□kwhe□hewascast□□□r□C□ow□nth□blo□□bu□t□rcomed□"□he□ango□□r□□□isp□□formanceasthef□□mbo□a□t□□doutr□geousgangste□ga□neredwi□esp□eadatte□tio□a□dca□apultedh□mintothespot□i□ht.□u□□□□c□swerecapt□vate□□yhis□earless□ov□r-the-□o□□ortr□yal,andhebe□ameast□□□o□t□t□□of□□□film.Je□ng's□□ansi□ionfro□med□cin□toHol□ywo□□was□fficially□□□erwa□,□ndh□w□sd□□ermine□t□□akethemostofthisune□p□□t□□op□o□tu□□□□□□p□In2007□Jeonggot□□s□igbrea□□h□nhewasca□□□sMr.Chowintheb□□c□b□ste□□□m□dy"TheH□n□over.□Hisper□□rmancea□thefla□□oya□tandout□ageousg□□□s□er□ar□ered□ide□pr□a□a□□en□ionan□c□ta□ultedhiminto□he□p□tlight.Audie□c□swe□ecapt□vatedby□isfearle□□,o□e□-th□-t□ppor□□aya□□□□□heb□□ameastand□□tstaro□the□□lm.Je□ng'□trans□t□□n□ro□me□i□i□etoHo□□ywoodwasoff□ci□l□y□n□e□□a□,andhewa□□e□□□minedto□□kethe□□s□ofthisu□expec□edo□□o□□un□ty." />
In2007,Jeonggothisbig□reakwh□nhewascastasMr.Ch□wint□ebl□ckbustercomedy"TheHangover."Hisperforma□ceasthe□lam□□yantandou□ra□eo□sgang□□□rgarner□□□i□e□preadattentionan□□ata□ultedhimint□□hes□o□light.Audi□nces□erecap□i□ate□□yh□sfearless,ove□-the□t□□portra□a□,andhebe□□meastandoutst□□ofthefi□m.J□o□g'stransiti□nfromme□ic□netoHollywoodwa□offic□al□yunde□way,andh□□a□determ□ne□t□□akethemostofthisunexpecte□opportunit□. In2007,□eonggothi□bigbrea□whenh□wascastas□r.Chowint□ebloc□bu□□erco□edy"TheHa□gov□□."Hi□pe□formance□sth□f□am□o□anta□doutrageou□□a□□ster□arneredwidespre□datten□io□an□cat□pultedh□mintothes□□t□ig□□.□u□i□nceswere□ap□ivatedby□isfe□rles□□over□□he-topport□□yal□andheb□□ameastandou□star□fthefilm.Jeong□□transition□romm□dicinetoH□lly□o□dwasofficiallyun□e□way,andh□wasdetermin□dtomakethemos□oft□is□nexpect□doppo□□uni□y□ In2□07,Jeo□ggoth□sbi□breakwhe□hewas□ast□sMr.Chow□ntheblock□us□er□omedy"T□eHan□ove□."Hi□per□orman□e□stheflamboyantan□outrageous□angster□arneredwide□p□ead□ttentionandcatap□ltedhi□into□□e□potlight.Audi□□ceswerecaptiv□te□byh□sfear□ess,over-th□-□oppor□ra□al,andh□b□□ameastandoutst□ro□t□efilm.Je□n□'st□an□ition□rommedicineto□o□lyw□□dwasofficiallyu□der□ay,andhewa□□et□r□inedtomakethe□□sto□thisunexpecte□opportunity.□/□> I□2□0□,Je□ng□o□hisbig□r□akwhenhewascas□asMr.Chowintheblockbusterc□medy□Th□Han□over.□□ispe□form□nceasthefl□mb□yantandoutrageousg□ngst□rgarneredwidespreadattent□ona□dcatapultedh□mint□thespotlight.Audienceswer□cap□ivat□dbyhisfe□rle□s,over□the-topport□a□al,andhebec□□eastand□utst□rofthefil□□Jeo□□'stransitionfrommedicin□toHo□lywoodwasofficiall□unde□way,□ndhewasdete□mi□□dtomakethemosto□t□isunexpec□edopport□nit□.□/p>□p>In2007,□eon□g□thisbi□bre□kwhe□hewascast□□Mr□Chowinth□blo□□bustercomedy"□he□ango□□r□□□isperformanceasthefl□mbo□antandoutr□geousgangsterga□neredwi□espreadatte□tiona□dcatapultedhimintothespot□ight.Audi□□c□swerecaptivate□□yhis□earless□ov□r-the-to□□ortrayal,andhebecameasta□□o□tstarof□hefilm.Je□ng'st□ansi□ionfrommed□cin□toHollywo□□was□fficially□□derwa□,andhew□sde□ermine□t□makethemostofthisunexpect□□op□ortu□□ty.□>□p□In2007,Jeonggot□isbigbreak□h□nhewasca□t□sMr.Chowintheb□oc□b□stercomedy"TheH□n□over."Hisperf□rmanceasthefla□boya□tandoutrageousgan□ster□arneredwidespr□adatten□ionandc□ta□ultedhiminto□hespotlight.Audie□ceswe□ecapt□vatedby□isfearle□s,o□er-th□-toppor□□ayal,□ndheb□□ameastandoutstarofthef□lm.Jeong'stransit□on□romme□i□i□etoHo□lywoodwasofficial□yun□erwa□,andhewas□et□rminedtom□kethe□□s□ofthisu□expectedo□□ortunity.