□n2□07□Jeon□got□□s□i□b□□ak□h□nhe□as□ast□□Mr.Chowint□eb□□ckbuste□c□□□dy"T□eHangove□□□□isp□r□□□m□nce□sthef□a□b□yan□andoutrage□u□gangs□erga□nere□widespreadattent□on□□□□a□□p□ltedh□mintot□es□otlight.Audien□eswe□□c□□□□□□t□□by□□sfe□rle□□,o□er-the-□op□□□t□a□al,□n□he□eca□e□□tandou□□t□rofthefilm□J□□□□'stransitionfromme□i□i□□toHollywoodw□soff□ci□llyu□der□ay□an□□□wasd□termi□ed□o□□keth□m□stofthisun□□pec□ed□pp□□□□ni□y.□/p□□p>In2007,Jeong□othi□big□reakw□en□ewa□castasM□□Chowin□heblockbu□te□come□y"T□eHangove□."□□s□□rfo□ma□□e□□thef□□m□oy□nt□ndou□□a□eous□□n□ster□arne□□d□□desp□□a□att□n□□onand□at□pultedh□mi□tothespotlight□Au□ie□c□□werec□□t□v□te□b□□isfea□less,□□er-□he-t□pp□□t□a□al□□□□he□ec□□e□st□n□□ut□□aro□□hef□lm□Jeong'□transiti□n□r□mm□d□cin□toHo□□□w□o□wasoff□□□ally□nderwa□□andhewasdeterm□n□dtomak□t□emo□t□fthis□nex□□□□e□o□p□□□□ni□y.□□□0□7,J□ongg□thi□bi□b□□□kwh□nh□wascastasMr□□h□□i□the□□□c□bu□tercom□d□"The□□ngover."□isperfor□□nceas□hef□□□□oy□□tandout□ag□o□sgan□sterga□ne□edwi□e□pre□□attentionandca□ap□l□edh□m□□tot□e□potli□ht□Audienc□sw□□□captivatedbyhis□earless□over-□□e□□o□□ortrayal,andhebeca□ea□□a□dou□sta□o□□□efilm.J□ong'stran□□tio□f□□m□edici□□t□□□llywood□a□offici□□lyunderway,□ndhewasd□ter□inedt□□□□e□□e□ostof□hi□un□xpe□ted□p□or□□ni□y.□n2007,□e□nggothisbig□rea□whenhewa□ca□tas□r.□□ow□□□□□□□ockbust□□□o□e□□"□□e□an□□ver."H□sp□rformanceas□□eflambo□□nt□ndo□tra□e□usgangs□□r□arneredwi□espreada□ten□□o□a□d□a□a□ult□d□i□intothe□po□light.Audien□□s□erec□□tivat□db□□isfe□rle□s□over-the□t□□po□t□□yal,a□dhe□eca□ea□□and□□t□ta□of□hefilm.Jeo□g□□tran□i□i□nf□ommedic□net□Hol□ywo□d□□soffi□□allyun□□rwa□,□□d□□w□□□□t□r□in□dtom□ket□e□ostofthis□nexpectedo□portunity.□n2□□7□□e□nggothisbi□b□ea□whe□hewascastas□r.Chow□ntheblock□□□terc□m□□y"Th□H□ngover."□□sperforman□easthef□a□boyantand□utrag□□usg□ng□te□□arnered□ides□□e□dattent□□□andcata□ulte□h□m□nt□t□e□po□ligh□.A□di□n□es□e□ecapt□va□ed□yhisf□arle□s□ov□□-□h□-t□□portray□l□a□dhe□ec□meas□an□□utstaro□t□efilm□Jeong'st□ansi□i□□fro□□□d□ci□etoHol□ywo□dwasof□ici□ll□u□derwa□,andh□w□sde□□rmine□to□□k□th□mostofth□sun□xpec□e□opport□nity." />
In2007,Jeongg□thisbigbr□ak□□enhewascasta□Mr□Chowintheb□ockbustercomedy"□heHa□gove□."Hisper□ormancea□th□□lamboyan□andoutr□geou□□□ngst□rga□□□redwi□es□readatt□ntionandcata□ultedhim□ntot□□spotlight.Au□iences□erec□pti□a□□□b□□isfearles□,over-t□□-toppo□□rayal,andhebecamea□□andoutst□□o□□□efil□.J□ong'str□n□itionfro□medicinetoHollywo□dw□□offici□l□yu□□erw□□,andhewasdeterminedtomakethemos□ofthisunexpect□dopportunity.<□p>□p>In2007□Jeon□goth□sbi□breakwhenhe□as□ast□sMr.Chowintheblockbusterc□□□dy"TheHangove□□"□isp□r□□□m□nceasthefla□boyan□andoutrageou□gangsterga□nere□widespreadattention□n□catapultedh□mintothes□otlight.Audien□eswe□eca□□□□□t□dbyh□sfe□rle□□,over-the-topp□rt□a□al,andhebeca□e□□tandou□□t□rofthefilm□Je□ng'stransitionfromme□icin□toHollywoodwasoffici□llyu□der□ay□andhewasd□termi□edtomaketh□mostofthisune□pec□ed□pp□rtunity.□/p>□p>In2007,Jeonggothisbig□reakw□enhewascastasMr□Chowintheblockbu□te□comedy"TheHangover."□□s□erformance□□thef□□mboyant□ndou□ra□eousgan□stergarner□d□□desp□eadatten□ionand□at□pultedhimintothespotlight.Audienc□□wereca□t□v□te□b□□isfea□less,over-□he-t□pp□rt□ayal□a□dhe□ecame□st□n□outs□arofthefilm□Jeong'stransiti□nfr□mm□d□cinetoHo□l□w□odwasoff□c□allyunderwa□,andhewasdeterm□n□dtomak□themostofthisunex□e□□e□o□p□□t□ni□y.<□p> In□007,J□onggothisbi□br□□kwh□nh□wascastasMr.Ch□□i□theb□□c□bu□tercom□d□"The□angover."□isperform□nceas□hefla□□oy□□tandoutrag□ousgangsterga□neredwidespreadattentionandca□ap□l□edh□m□ntot□e□potli□ht□Audiencesw□□ecaptivatedbyhisfearless□over-□he-□o□□ortrayal,andhebecamea□□a□dou□sta□o□□hefilm.Jeong'stran□itio□from□edici□etoH□llywoodwa□offici□llyunderway,□ndhewasdeter□inedt□m□□et□emostofthisunexpe□tedoppor□unity. □n2007,□e□nggothisbigbrea□whenhewa□castas□r.Chow□ntheblockbuster□omedy"TheHan□□ver."H□sp□rformanceas□□eflambo□□nt□ndoutra□eousgangs□□rgarneredwidespreadattent□onand□a□a□ult□dhi□intothe□potlight.Audienceswerec□ptivat□dbyhisfearle□s,over-the-to□portrayal,andhebecamea□□ando□tsta□ofthefilm.Jeong'□tran□i□ionfrommedic□net□Hol□ywo□d□asoffic□allyun□erway,□nd□□wa□determin□dtom□kethemostofthisunexpectedo□portunity. □n2□□7,□e□nggothisbi□breakwhe□hewascastas□r.Chowintheblock□ustercom□□y"TheH□ngover."□□sperforman□easthef□amboyantandoutrag□□usgang□ter□arneredwidesp□e□dattent□□□andcatapulte□himintothe□po□light.A□di□nceswerecapt□vatedbyhisfearless□ove□-the-t□□portrayal,a□dhebecameas□an□outstaro□t□efilm□Jeong'st□ansi□io□fro□□□dici□etoHollywo□dwasoffici□llyunderway,andhew□sdet□rminedto□□kethemostofthisun□xpecte□opport□nity.