In20□7,Je□nggothi□b□□□□□akwhenhew□□casta□□r.□ho□i□t□e□□ockbuster□omedy"Th□□an□□v□r."Hi□□erfo□man□□as□h□□la□boyantandout□ageou□gangster□a□□eredw□□espr□ad□t□□ntiona□d□at□pulted□i□i□tot□esp□tlig□t□□u□□en□□□werecapt□vate□□yhis□e□rless,ove□-□he-□opportra□□l□an□□eb□cam□□□□□n□out□□aroft□□□ilm□Jeong'st□ansi□i□nf□o□m□di□i□□□o□□□lywoodwas□ffi□ial□y□□derwa□,a□d□□wasdete□□inedto□ake□he□osto□thi□u□ex□□□□edop□ort□n□ty.□□□0□7,Je□□□□othisb□gbreakwhenhe□asca□□as□r.Ch□wi□th□blo□kb□□te□comed□"□heHangover."□isp□rforma□ceasthefl□□boya□□□ndout□□□□o□sgan□□□□rga□nered□idesp□ea□a□tentionandca□apul□□d□□m□□tothes□ot□□□ht□Audienc□s□□r□□□pti□at□dby□isfe□rles□,o□er-□he-□opportr□yal,andhebecameas□andou□s□a□ofth□□□□m.Jeo□g'stransit□o□f□□mmedicine□oHol□y□oodw□□of□i□ial□yunderway,andhew□sde□erminedto□ake□h□mos□□fth□s□nexp□cte□□ppor□□nity□I□2007□Jeong□othisb□gbre□kwhe□□e□□s□as□□sMr.Chow□nthe□lockbus□□rcomed□"The□ango□□r□"Hisperf□rma□ceastheflamb□ya□tandoutra□e□□□gang□□e□garner□d□□□□sp□□adatte□tiona□dcatapultedhimin□ot□es□□t□ig□□.□udienc□swer□captivatedb□hisfearle□s,□□er-the-top□or□r□yal,□ndhebe□□meast□ndo□□st□rofth□fi□□.Jeon□'st□□n□itio□f□om□□□□cine□o□oll□□oodw□□□fficiallyunde□way□a□□□□wasde□er□i□ed□□make□he□ost□f□hisun□x□ect□□opportunit□□□□2□07,Jeongg□□his□igbreakw□enhew□scastasM□□Chowinthe□lo□kbustercomedy□T□e□an□□ver□"Hisp□rform□□ceasthe□l□mb□ya□□andoutrag□□usgangst□□ga□□e□edw□d□sp□ead□ttent□onand□at□p□□ted□imin□□th□spot□ight□□udien□es□er□c□ptivate□b□hisfe□□less,□ver□the-to□□ortra□al□andh□be□a□ea□□an□□□□starof□□efil□.□eong□s□r□□s□tionfromme□icine□oHo□□ywoo□wa□o□fi□□□ll□□nder□□y,andhewas□□□ermi□edto□ak□th□m□□tofthi□unex□□ctedop□o□t□nity.□p□In2007□□eonggothisbig□reakwhen□ewascast□□Mr.Chowintheblo□kbus□□□□ome□y"TheHang□□□r□□His□□□fo□□ancea□th□flambo□antan□ou□r□ge□us□a□gsterg□□□ered□idespread□□□en□i□□andcat□p□□te□□imin□□thes□o□l□gh□.Audie□ceswe□ecap□i□□t□dby□is□□a□less,ov□r-t□e-□opportrayal□□ndhebec□m□astan□□□tst□r□f□hefi□□.□□□ng□str□□si□□onf□om□edi□i□etoH□□□ywoodw□□o□f□□i□□□yunde□way,a□dh□wasdete□minedtoma□□the□□□□ofth□sunexp□□□ed□pportun□ty." />
In2007,Jeo□g□othisbig□re□kwhenhew□□c□stas□r.Ch□wintheblo□kbust□rco□□dy"TheHa□go□e□."Hisperforman□easthefl□mbo□antandou□ra□□o□sgangste□ga□n□re□widesp□eadatt□nt□onandcatap□lted□imintothespo□l□ght.□udiencesw□recapti□ated□yhisfearless,over-the-top□ortrayal,andhebecameasta□doutst□r□f□h□film.Je□ng□□transitio□frommedi□inetoH□□lywood□asoffici□llyunde□way,andhewasde□erminedtomakethemo□t□□thisune□pe□tedopportunity□□>□p>In20□7,Jeonggothi□b□gbreakwhenhew□□castasMr.Chowintheb□ockbustercomedy"TheHan□□v□r."Hi□perfo□man□eas□he□lamboyantandout□ageou□gangstergarneredwi□espr□ad□ttentiona□d□atapultedhimi□tot□espotlig□t□□ud□en□□□werecapt□vatedbyhis□earless,over-□he-topportray□l□an□□eb□came□□□an□out□tarofth□film.Jeong'st□ansi□i□nf□o□m□dicin□□oHollywoodwasoffi□iallyunderwa□,and□□wasdeterminedtomake□hemostofthi□u□expe□□edopport□n□ty. □□2007,Je□□□□othisb□gbreakwhenhe□asca□□asMr.Chowintheblo□kb□ste□comedy"TheHangover."Hisp□rforma□ceastheflamboyant□ndoutr□□eo□sgan□□□erga□nered□idesprea□attentionandca□apul□□dh□mintothes□otlight.Audienc□sw□rec□pti□atedby□isfearles□,o□er-the-topportrayal,andhebecameas□andou□sta□ofthe□ilm.Jeong'stransitionf□ommedicine□oHolly□oodwasofficiallyunderway,andhewasde□erminedto□ake□hemos□□fth□s□nexpected□pportunity□ I□2007□Jeonggothisb□gbre□kwhen□ewascas□□sMr.Chowintheblockbustercomed□"TheHangover."Hisperformanceastheflamboya□tandoutra□e□□sgangs□ergarnered□□□esp□□adattentionandcatapultedhimin□ot□espotlig□□.□udienceswer□captivatedb□hisfearle□s,over-the-top□ortrayal,□ndhebe□□meastandoutst□rofth□fi□□.Jeon□'st□□nsitio□fromm□□□cine□oHollywoodw□s□fficiallyunderway□a□dh□wasde□er□i□ed□□make□he□ost□f□hisun□xpectedopportunity□□> I□2007,Jeongg□□hisbigbreakw□enhewascastasMr.Chowintheblockbustercomedy□TheHan□over□"Hisperformanceasthe□lamb□yan□andoutrag□ousgangst□rgarne□edw□desp□ead□ttent□onandcat□p□lted□imintoth□spot□ight.□udiences□er□captivate□byhisfea□less,□ver-the-topportra□al,andhebeca□ea□□and□utstarof□□efilm.□eong'str□□sitionfromme□icinetoHollywoodwasoffi□i□ll□under□□y,andhewas□□□ermi□edtomak□them□stofthisunex□ectedoppo□tunity.<□p>□p□In2007□□eonggothisbig□reakwhen□ewascast□sMr.Chowintheblo□kbus□□□□ome□y"TheHangov□r."His□□□fo□□anceasth□flambo□antan□ou□r□geous□a□gstergar□ered□idespread□□□en□i□□andcat□p□lted□imin□othes□o□l□ght.Audie□ceswe□ecap□ivat□dby□is□ea□less,over-the-□opportrayal,□ndhebecam□astan□o□tst□r□fthefi□□.J□□ng□str□□si□□onf□om□edicinetoHo□□ywoodw□□o□f□ciallyunde□way,a□dhewasdete□minedtomakethe□□s□ofth□sunexp□□ted□pportunity.