□n2□0□,Jeonggo□h□sbigb□ea□w□enhe□a□□□□ta□Mr.□howint□□bloc□bus□□r□omedy□□□eH□n□ov□r."H□sper□o□□□□□□□sthe□□amb□ya□tan□□utrageous□□ngsterg□rn□redwidespreada□□ent□on□ndca□ap□l□edhimintothe□potlight.Au□ienceswerecapti□ate□b□his□□□□le□s,□□er-the-top□ort□ayal,□□dh□be□am□astandoutsta□oft□□□ilm.Je□□g'□tr□nsi□ionfromme□ici□□to□□□□ywood□asoffici□llyu□d□rway□andhe□a□□ete□□in□dto□ak□□hemostof□□isun□xpected□□po□tunity.In□00□,□e□□g□oth□sb□gbreakw□e□h□wa□ca□t□sMr□Chowi□t□e□lo□□bus□er□□□□d□"□□e□a□go□er."Hi□perform□n□easthef□a□bo□an□and□utr□□e□usg□ngs□er□a□ne□ed□ides□□□ad□ttent□□□andcat□p□ltedhim□nt□th□sp□t□ight□Au□□□nce□were□□ptivated□yhisfear□ess,over-the-toppo□trayal,□n□□eb□ca□easta□□outstaro□the□i□m.J□ong'stra□sit□on□rommed□□in□toHollyw□o□wa□offic□allyu□der□ay,andhewasd□term□n□dtomakethemost□fthi□unex□ect□dop□or□un□t□.□□□>In2□07□□eongg□thisbi□break□hen□ewas□a□tasMr.Chow□ntheb□ockbu□terc□m□dy"T□□H□□□□ve□."□i□□e□for□□□cea□th□fl□mb□yantand□utr□□e□□□g□ngsterga□neredwidesp□eadat□en□iona□□□atapu□te□hi□int□t□esp□□light.Aud□□nce□we□ecaptivatedbyh□sfearl□ss,ov□r-□he-top□or□r□yal,□□d□□□ec□□eas□ando□□□tar□fthefi□m□Je□□g'□tra□siti□nf□□mme□□□ine□oHollywo□□was□ffic□□l□yu□derway,□nd□e□asd□t□□m□ned□o□□ke□h□most□□t□□□□nexpe□te□□pp□□tunit□.In20□7□□e□□g□oth□sbigb□e□k□□en□ew□scast□□Mr.□ho□in□heb□ockbus□erc□med□"TheHan□o□er."Hisperform□nc□as□□eflamboyantan□o□□ra□eo□s□angs□er□a□n□□ed□id□spr□ada□t□nt□□n□□d□□□apulted□□min□ot□e□po□□ight.□udie□□□swe□e□a□t□v□ted□y□isf□ar□□ss,ove□□the□t□ppo□trayal□an□hebecame□stand□utst□rofthefilm□Jeon□□□□ransitio□fr□m□edi□inetoHo□□□woo□wasofficia□l□underw□y,□n□h□□asd□t□□mi□ed□□□ake□h□mostof□□isun□x□e□ted□□p□rtu□ity.□p>In2007,J□o□g□□thi□bigb□eakwhenhewa□c□stasMr□Cho□in□heblo□kbu□□e□comedy□□h□Han□over□□Hi□pe□fo□ma□□□□st□efl□mboyantan□outr□geou□gangst□rg□r□□□edwidesp□eada□□entio□□ndcat□□u□t□□□i□□□to□□espotlight.Audienc□□wer□□a□t□v□tedby□is□earl□ss□ov□r-th□-t□pp□r□r□yal□a□dh□b□□ameas□a□□o□tstarofthe□ilm□□□□ng'st□□nsitionfro□me□ici□e□o□o□□□w□odw□soff□c□al□y□n□□rw□□,a□□he□a□□□□e□□ined□o□a□e□he□o□tofthisune□p□cte□opportunity." />
In2007,Jeongg□thi□□igbreakwhenhewas□ast□s□r□Chowintheblockbuste□com□□y"The□angover.□Hisp□r□or□an□□□sthefla□b□yant□ndoutrag□ousgangste□garn□redw□□espreadattenti□nandcatapu□t□□h□mintoth□spotl□ght□Audienc□swere□aptivatedb□hisfearless,o□er-□h□-□opportrayal,andh□becameastan□out□ta□ofth□film.Jeong'st□ansiti□nfrommedici□etoHollywoodwasoffi□iallyun□erway,and□e□asdetermi□edtomakethemosto□thisunexpec□edopp□□□u□it□.□/□□□p>□n2□0□,Jeonggo□h□sbigb□eakwhenhewas□□□ta□Mr.□howinth□bloc□bus□er□omedy"□heHan□ov□r."H□sperformance□sthe□lamb□ya□tandoutrageous□□ngstergarn□redwidespreadattent□onandca□apul□edhimintothespotlight.Audienceswerecaptivate□b□hisf□□□le□s,o□er-the-topport□ayal,□ndhebe□ameastandoutsta□oft□efilm.Je□ng'stransi□ionfrommedici□□toH□l□ywood□asoffici□llyu□d□rway□andhewasdeterminedtomak□□hemostof□□isun□xpected□ppo□tunity. In200□,□e□□ggoth□sbigbreakw□enhewascast□sMr.Chowint□eblo□kbus□er□omed□"TheHa□go□er."Hi□perform□nceastheflambo□antandoutr□ge□usg□ngstergarneredwides□r□adattent□onandcat□p□ltedhimintothesp□tlight□Au□ienceswere□aptivatedbyhisfear□ess,over-the-topportrayal,an□□ebeca□easta□□outstarofthefi□m.Jeong'stransit□on□rommedi□inetoHollyw□o□wa□offic□allyu□derway,andhewasd□terminedtomakethemost□fthisunexpectedop□or□unity.□/□> In2□07□Jeonggothisbigbreakwhen□ewasca□tasMr.Chowintheblockbu□terc□m□dy"T□□Ha□□□ve□."Hispe□formanceasth□fl□mboyantandoutr□□e□□□g□ngsterga□neredwidesp□eadattentionan□□atapulte□hi□int□t□espo□light.Audi□nceswe□ecaptivatedbyhisfearless,over-□he-top□ortr□yal,□ndh□bec□□eastandout□tar□fthefilm.Jeo□g'□transiti□nfr□mmed□□ine□oHollywoo□wasoffic□□llyu□derway,□nd□ewasdet□□m□nedto□□ke□hemost□□t□i□□nexpe□te□opportunit□. In2007,□eo□g□oth□sbigb□e□k□□enhewascasta□Mr.□howintheblockbus□ercomed□"TheHan□over."Hisperform□nc□as□heflamboyantando□□ra□eousgangs□er□a□n□□edwidespr□adattentiona□dc□tapulted□□min□ot□e□pot□ight.□udienc□swerecapt□v□ted□y□isfear□□ss,ove□□the□toppo□trayal,an□hebecame□standoutst□rofthefilm□Jeon□□s□ransitionfrom□edi□inetoHo□lywoodwasofficiall□underw□y,□n□he□asd□t□rmined□omaketh□mostofthisun□x□ectedopportu□ity.