□n200□,Je□nggothisbigbr□□□whenh□wascast□sMr.Ch□winthebl□ckbustercomedy"TheHango□er."Hi□performanceast□eflamboy□□t□nd□utrage□□sgangsterga□ne□□dw□despreadat□en□□onandcatapultedhimintoth□sp□□light.Audie□ceswe□ecaptiv□tedbyhisfe□rless,□ver-□he-topportrayal,and□e□e□ameastand□utstar□fthefilm.Jeong'st□ansitionfromme□icin□toHollyw□odwasofficiall□underway,andh□w□s□ete□mined□omakethemostofthisune□pect□d□pportun□t□□ In2007,Je□□ggothis□igbreakwhenhewascastasM□.□howinthe□lo□kbus□□rcomedy"TheH□ngov□r."Hispe□formanc□astheflamboyantand□ut□□ge□□sgangster□□□nered□id□spreadatte□tio□andcatapult□dhimintothespotligh□.Audi□n□eswerec□p□ivatedbyhisfearle□s,over-t□e-to□□ortrayal,andhebecameastando□□starofthe□il□.J□ong'str□nsitionfrommedici□e□oHollywoodwa□□ff□ciallyunderw□y□a□dhewasde□ermined□omak□themostofthisunexpec□□d□p□□rtunity□□□p> I□2007,□eonggothisbigb□eak□henhewasc□stasM□□Chowinthe□lockbuste□comedy□□heH□ngover□"Hispe□forma□c□asthe□lamb□yantandoutra□□ousg□n□stergarneredw□despreadatte□tiona□□c□tapulte□himinto□hes□otlig□t.□udie□cesw□r□capt□v□tedbyhisfe□□less,over-□he-topportrayal,andhebec□□□as□a□dout□tarof□hefi□m.Je□ng'stransiti□nfrommedicin□toHo□ly□o□dwasoffic□all□underway,a□dhewasde□ermi□□□to□a□ethemos□□fthis□nexpec□edopportu□ity.<□p> In2007□Jeonggot□□sbigbr□akwhenhewascastasMr.Chowinth□blockbus□ercomedy"TheHangover□"Hisper□□□manc□as□h□f□a□boyantando□trageousgan□s□ergarneredwid□spr□ad□tte□□ionand□atapul□edhim□n□ot□□spo□light.Au□iencesw□r□captiv□tedbyh□sfearless,□ver-□he-toppo□trayal,□ndhebecam□a□ta□doutstaro□thefilm.Jeong'□tran□iti□□fr□mmedicinetoHollywoodwas□□fici□ll□□nderwa□,andhe□asdete□mined□oma□ethemostof□hisune□pectedo□p□rt□nit□.<□p> In2007,Jeo□ggothi□bi□br□akw□enhew□scastasMr.Cho□intheb□□ckbustercom□dy□TheHangover."Hi□perf□rmancea□□heflambo□antandoutrage□u□ga□gste□garn□re□widespreada□tenti□na□d□a□a□ulte□h□min□othe□potlig□t.□u□ienc□□we□ecaptivate□by□isfearl□s□,ov□□-the-topp□rt□ayal,andhebec□m□a□t□ndou□starofthefilm.□□ong□stransitionfrommedicinetoHollywoodwasoffic□allyunderway,andhewasdeterminedtoma□et□□mostofthisunexpec□edopportunit□.