In□0□7,Jeo□g□othisbig□□ea□w□en□ewasca□tas□r.C□ow□nthe□□ock□us□e□□ome□y"TheH□ngo□er."His□erforman□ea□□heflamb□ya□□andout□ageou□gan□ste□□a□n□redw□d□□p□ead□□te□ti□nandcatapul□e□him□nt□t□e□po□ligh□.A□di□□□eswere□apt□vatedbyhisf□□□less,o□er-the-□opp□rt□□ya□□an□hebecam□as□a□do□ts□□roft□ef□lm□J□ong's□r□nsit□on□rom□□di□□netoHol□yw□odwa□□ffici□l□yunderw□y,□ndhewa□d□□ermin□dtomakethemos□oft□i□un□□pec□□d□p□□rtuni□y.I□2□07,J□onggot□□s□ig□r□ak□h□nhewas□□□□as□□.Chow□n□he□l□ckb□s□ercomed□"TheHan□o□e□."H□□p□r□orman□e□st□□□lamboya□tandoutr□geousgang□terga□nere□widespread□□□□nti□na□d□ata□□□□e□h□□intothespotlight.Aud□enceswer□captivatedbyhisfea□l□□s□□ver-□he□toppo□t□ay□l,and□ebeca□e□stand□□□starofthefil□.□eong'str□nsitionfrommed□ci□e□□Holl□w□□□wa□officiallyunderway,□nd□e□asde□□r□i□edtomak□themos□oft□is□n□xpect□dop□ortuni□y.In2007,□□□ng□oth□sbi□b□e□k□henh□w□scas□□□M□□Cho□in□□ebl□□kbust□rc□□ed□"T□e□□□gov□r."Hisperforman□□□□th□fla□boyanta□do□trageou□□an□ste□g□□□□□□dwidespreada□te□ti□□□n□□a□apult□dhiminto□hes□o□lig□□.A□d□e□ces□er□captiv□te□byhi□fearl□s□,o□e□-the□□opp□rtrayal□a□dhe□ec□me□stand□utst□ro□the□ilm.Jeong'str□nsi□ionfro□□ed□ci□□to□ol□y□□o□w□so□fic□□l□y□n□erway,andh□wasd□□er□ine□t□m□ket□□□o□to□th□su□expected□pp□□tun□□y." />
In2□07,Jeongg□thisbigbreakwhenhewasc□s□as□□.Chowintheblo□□bustercom□dy"T□eHan□over□"Hisp□rformance□sthe□lamboya□□andoutra□eousgangste□□ar□eredwidespre□dat□entionan□cata□ultedh□mintot□espotl□ght.□u□ien□eswerecaptiva□□db□hisfearless,over□the-to□port□ayal,andhebecam□□s□andoutstaroft□efilm.J□ong□st□an□itionfro□me□icinetoHoll□□oodw□sof□□□iallyu□derway,a□dhewas□etermin□dtomak□t□emo□tof□h□sunexpect□doppor□unity.□> In2007,Jeo□ggoth□sbig□reakwh□nhewascastasMr.C□ow□ntheb□ockbus□er□omedy"□heHan□over."□□□performance□sthefla□boyantandoutra□□ousgangstergarnered□ides□readattentio□an□cat□pultedhimi□t□□h□sp□t□i□h□.Audienc□swerecaptivat□dbyhis□earles□,o□er-the-to□po□tr□yal□andhe□ecamea□□an□outs□ar□f□hefilm.Je□ng'stran□itionfrommedicinetoH□llywoodwasofficiall□underwa□,an□hewasdeterminedtomakethemo□t□fth□sunexpect□doppor□uni□y. □n200□□Jeon□go□□isbigbreakwhenhew□scas□□sMr.C□owi□th□b□o□kbust□rcomedy"TheHa□go□er."Hi□pe□f□rmanceasth□□l□m□oy□ntandoutra□e□usgangste□garnere□widesp□eadatten□i□nan□catap□□tedhi□intothespotli□ht.Audi□n□e□werecaptivatedbyhis□□a□less,ove□-th□□topportrayal,a□dhebeca□ea□□a□d□utsta□ofthefilm.□eong's□ransitio□frommedic□□etoHo□ly□oodwasoffi□iallyun□□□□ay,andhe□as□□ter□ined□□m□kethemo□tofthisunex□ectedopportun□ty.□>□p>In□007,Jeonggothisbigb□eakw□en□ewascastas□r.Chow□nthe□lockbus□ercome□y"TheH□ngover."His□erforman□eastheflamb□yan□andout□ageou□gangstergarneredwid□□p□eadatte□ti□nandcatapul□edhim□ntot□e□po□light.A□di□n□eswere□aptivatedbyhisf□□rless,o□er-the-topp□rt□□yal,an□hebecam□asta□do□tst□roft□ef□lm.J□ong'str□nsitionfrom□□di□□netoHol□ywoodwa□□ffici□llyunderw□y,□ndhewa□de□ermin□dtomakethemos□oft□i□une□pec□edop□ortunity. In2□07,J□onggot□□sbig□r□ak□h□nhewasc□stasMr.Chowin□heblockb□s□ercomed□"TheHangove□."H□sp□rforman□easth□flamboya□tandoutr□geousgangstergarnere□widespreadatt□ntiona□dcatap□□□edhimintothespotlight.Audienceswer□captivatedbyhisfearl□□s,over-the□topport□ayal,andhebecameastand□utstarofthefilm.Jeong'str□nsitionfrommed□ci□etoHoll□woo□wa□officiallyunderway,□nd□ewasde□erminedtomakethemos□ofthisun□xpectedop□ortunity. In2007,□eong□othisbigbre□kwhenhew□scas□asMr.Cho□in□heblo□kbust□rco□ed□"T□e□angov□r."Hisperforman□□□sth□fla□boyantandoutrageou□gangsterg□rn□□□dwidespreada□tenti□nan□□a□apult□dhiminto□hespotlig□□.A□die□ces□erecaptiv□te□byhisfearl□s□,over-the□topp□rtrayal□a□dhe□ec□meastandoutstaro□thefilm.Jeong'str□nsitionfro□med□ci□eto□ollyw□o□wasoffic□al□yun□erway,andhewasd□□ermine□t□maketh□mosto□thisunexpectedoppo□tun□ty.