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In20□7,□eo□ggoth□sbigbreakwhenhewas□astasMr.Chowinthe□□ockbuste□c□medy"The□an□□ver."□is□erf□rmanceast□eflamboyanta□doutrageo□sgangstergar□ered□idesp□ead□□tentionandcat□pultedhimin□othes□ot□ight.Audien□e□we□ec□pti□atedby□isfea□less,□ver-□he-topportrayal,a□dhebecameastan□o□ts□aroft□e□ilm.□eong□str□nsit□onfrommedicinet□H□□lywoodwasof□iciallyunderway□a□dh□wa□dete□□□nedt□makethemostof□□□s□nexpect□doppo□tunity.□/p>□p□In2□07,Jeonggothi□□igbre□kwhenhewascasta□Mr.Chowinthe□□oc□bus□ercomedy"TheHangover.□Hispe□forman□□ast□eflam□oyantando□□□ageousg□ngstergarneredwide□p□eada□t□□tio□andc□tap□□tedhim□ntothespotlig□t.A□dienceswerecaptiv□tedbyhisfe□rless,ove□-□he-toppor□rayal,andh□becameastandou□st□ro□□□efil□□Jeo□g'stransition□□ommedicinet□Ho□ly□oodw□sofficiallyunderwa□,□□dhewas□et□rmi□edtom□kethem□st□fthisun□xp□ctedopportun□ty. In□00□□Jeonggothi□bigbre□kwhenhewascastasMr□Chowint□eblo□kbus□ercom□dy"TheHan□o□er."Hisperformance□st□efla□boy□ntan□outrageousgan□sterga□n□redwidespreadattentionandcatapu□tedhimi□tothes□otlig□t.A□dienc□swe□ec□p□ivatedbyhisf□□rle□□,ov□r-the-topportray□l,a□□hebeca□e□stando□t□t□rofthefilm.Jeong'stransitionfro□medic□netoHoll□woodwasofficiallyu□derway,andhewasde□er□inedtomakethemo□tof□hisu□e□pectedop□ortunity□□/□> In200□,Je□nggot□isbi□b□eakwhenhewascastasMr□C□owinthebloc□□uster□omedy"TheHang□ve□."□ispe□f□rmanceastheflam□oyanta□doutra□eousgangst□rgarne□edwidespre□dat□entionandc□□apultedhi□□ntothespot□ight.Audience□we□ecaptiv□tedbyh□s□earless,□ver-the-topport□ayal,a□dh□bec□□eastan□outstarofthefilm□□eong'stransitionfr□mmedici□eto□□lly□oodwasofficiallyun□erway,□ndhew□sdetermin□dtomakethem□sto□thisunexpectedopportunity.<□p> In2007,Jeon□gothisbigbreak□h□nhewas□astas□r.Cho□i□theblock□us□ercomedy"TheHangover."Hi□performanceastheflam□oyant□n□outr□g□ousgangst□rgar□eredwide□pr□a□□□tent□on□ndc□t□pultedhimint□thespot□ight.Audience□werecapti□atedbyh□□□earless,□ve□-□he□□o□p□rt□ayal,andheb□c□□□astando□□sta□ofthefilm.Je□ng'stra□sit□onfrommed□ci□et□Hol□y□oodwasofficiallyu□derway,□ndhewasd□term□nedt□maket□□mostofth□sun□xpectedop□ort□nity.