In200□,□eo□gg□thi□big□r□a□w□□nhewa□c□□ta□M□.□□ow□ntheblo□□bus□erc□med□"The□ango□□□□□Hi□pe□formance□s□hef□a□bo□antandoutra□e□usga□gste□□□rn□redwi□□sprea□a□□e□ti□nan□cat□p□□tedhimintothe□□□tligh□□□u□□e□c□swerec□ptivat□d□y□isf□arl□ss□ove□□the-topportrayal,andhebe□ameas□a□dou□st□rof□hef□l□.□eon□'strans□t□o□fr□□med□cin□□oHo□lywoo□w□□of□ic□□llyund□rw□y,an□hewas□et□rm□ne□tom□ke□hem□□to□□□isunexpe□tedo□portu□□ty.□/p>□□20□□,□eo□□got□isbi□□r□akwhen□e□as□a□□as□r.Chowi□theb□ockbust□□□omedy"□heHango□er."□□□perform□nceast□eflamboya□□andoutra□□□usgangs□ergarneredwidesp□□adatte□ti□n□n□c□t□pu□□□d□im□n□□t□espot□ig□t□□udien□□□werecapt□v□te□byhisfear□ess,over-□he-t□pp□□tray□□□□nd□ebecameastand□u□s□a□ofthefi□m.□eong'str□ns□□io□fro□medi□i□□to□oll□wo□dwas□f□iciall□underw□□,□n□h□□□sdetermi□e□t□m□ke□hemos□ofthis□□□xp□c□ed□p□o□t□nity.□□□In□□□7,Jeongg□t□isb□gbreakwhe□hew□□c□□tas□□□Cho□inthe□lockb□ste□□o□edy"TheH□□go□er."H□sperfor□anceasthef□amb□yant□n□□ut□□geou□gangs□□rg□r□□□edwid□□p□eadatte□□i□na□dca□□□□□□edhimint□t□esp□□light.Aud□e□ceswereca□tivat□□byhisfea□less,ove□-the-t□□□ortray□□,and□□beca□e□st□□doutst□ro□□h□fi□m□Jeong's□rans□tion□rommedic□netoHo□lywo□□□□soffi□ially□nd□□w□y□andhewa□□e□e□mine□tomake□h□mos□of□hi□une□pect□d□p□□□tu□it□." />
□□200□,Jeonggothisbig□re□kwhe□hewasc□stasM□.Chowintheblock□ust□rcomed□"□□eHangover."Hisper□orm□nceasthefl□mb□□antandou□rage□usg□ng□t□rga□nered□idesp□e□□atten□□onandc□tapultedhimi□t□th□s□otl□ght.Audienceswerecaptivatedb□his□earless,ove□-t□e-□opport□ayal,andhebecameastando□tstaroft□ef□lm□Jeong□□transiti□nfrom□edicinetoH□l□□woodwasofficiallyunderway,andhewasdetermi□□dtomakethe□ostofthisunexpec□edopp□rtunity.□/p> In2007,Jeonggo□hi□bigbreak□h□n□□□as□as□a□Mr□Cho□int□eblo□kbust□rco□edy"Th□Hang□ver□"Hispe□□or□anceast□□flamb□yant□ndoutrageousgangste□g□rne□edw□□espreadattentio□andcatap□ltedhimintothespotlig□t.A□dienceswerecapt□□atedbyhisfea□less,ove□-the-top□□rtrayal,and□ebec□me□s□andoutstarof□hef□lm.□eo□g□stransitionfrom□e□ici□e□oHoll□□oodwasofficially□nde□way,andhewasdeterminedtomakethe□o□tofthi□unexpec□edopportunity. In□007,Jeong□othis□□□bre□kwhe□hewascasta□Mr.Chowinth□blockbuste□□o□□□y"TheHango□er□"Hi□performanceas□heflamb□□□n□andoutrageous□angster□arner□dw□des□□e□□at□ent□onandcatapultedhimintothespotlight.Audiencesw□recap□ivatedbyhi□fea□less,over-th□-topportrayal,andhe□ecameastandoutst□rofthefilm.Jeong'str□nsitionfro□m□dicinetoHollywo□dwas□f□iciallyunderway,andh□w□sdet□rmined□omaket□emostofthi□unexpectedopp□r□unity.□/p> In2007,□eonggothisbig□r□a□wh□nhewasc□sta□Mr.□□ow□ntheblo□□bustercomedy"The□ango□□r□□Hisperformanceas□hef□a□bo□antandoutrage□usgangste□g□rneredwid□spreadat□e□tionandcatap□ltedhimintothe□□otligh□□□ud□e□ceswerec□ptivat□dbyhisf□arl□ss□ove□□the-topportrayal,andhebe□ameasta□doutstarof□hef□lm.□eong'strans□t□o□fro□med□cine□oHollywoo□wasof□iciallyunderway,an□hewasdet□rmine□tom□ke□hem□stof□hisunexpe□tedo□portu□□ty.□/p> In200□,□eo□□gothisbi□□reakwhenhe□as□a□tasMr.Chowi□theb□ockbuste□□omedy"TheHango□er."□□□perform□nceast□eflamboya□□andoutrag□ousgangstergarneredwidespr□adatte□ti□n□n□c□tapul□□d□im□nt□t□espot□ight□Audien□e□werecapt□vate□byhisfearless,over-□he-t□pp□□tray□l,□nd□ebecameastand□utsta□ofthefilm.□eong'str□ns□tio□fro□medi□i□eto□ollywoodwas□f□iciallyunderw□□,andhew□sdeterminedtomake□hemostofthisun□xpec□ed□p□ortunity.