In□0□□,J□ongg□th□□□igbr□akwhenhewascast□s□□.C□□w□nt□e□lockb□ste□c□medy"T□e□angover."□□s□□rform□nce□□the□□amb□y□ntandout□a□eou□□□n□st□rgarner□□w□desprea□at□enti□□□ndcatapultedhimi□tothespot□□ght.Audienceswe□ecaptivatedbyhisfe□□□□s□□ov□r-□he-t□pport□□yal□andhebeca□□astando□ts□aroft□ef□lm.Je□□g's□rans□tionfro□medic□ne□□Ho□lywo□dwaso□ficia□ly□□□e□□ay,a□dh□wa□□ete□□i□edtomaket□□□o□t□□t□is□n□□p□c□□d□pport□□it□.□□p>In□0□7,Jeonggot□is□igbreakwhenhewascastasMr.Chowinthebl□□k□ustercomedy□T□□□an□ov□□."□□□per□o□m□nceas□h□□l□□boy□ntandoutr□geo□sgangsterga□neredw□de□prea□□t□enti□□an□□at□□ul□edhi□□□t□□hes□otl□g□t□□u□ie□□eswere□ap□□vatedbyhisfea□l□ss,□ver-□he-topp□□□ray□□,a□dheb□c□me□□ta□douts□arofth□□ilm.Jeong'stran□iti□□f□omm□di□□n□□oHolly□□□□wasoffici□lly□nderwa□,andhe□asd□ter□□nedt□ma□e□h□□ost□fthisune□pe□□e□opportu□it□.In2007□□□onggo□hisbig□r□ak□h□□h□wa□castas□r.C□□w□□theblo□□□□□ter□o□ed□"□h□□an□ov□r.□H□spe□f□rmance□□□hefl□mb□□ant□□dou□□a□□□usgangstergarnere□w□□□s□□eadattentio□an□cat□□ulte□himi□t□thespot□□gh□□Aud□□nceswereca□t□vated□y□□sfea□l□ss,□ver□th□-t□ppo□□rayal,andhe□ec□m□ast□ndout□tar□f□hefi□□.□eo□g□st□□□sitionfr□mme□ic□neto□oll□woodwa□o□□icial□□u□de□way,a□dhewasdeter□inedtom□□ethe□ost□fth□su□□xp□□tedo□p□rt□□i□□□□n20□□□Jeo□g□oth□sbigbreakwhenh□wasca□ta□□r.C□o□in□he□lo□k□u□□erc□medy"□heHan□over."Hispe□form□□ceasthef□amboyantandou□□ag□o□sga□gs□erg□□□ered□ides□rea□a□tentionan□cat□pultedhi□□□to□□esp□tlig□t.Au□ience□werec□pt□□□□ed□yhi□f□a□□□ss□□□□□-t□e-t□□po□□ra□a□,an□hebecameas□a□do□tstarofthe□ilm.J□ong□s□ransitionf□omm□□icin□toH□lly□oodwasof□□□□□lly□nder□a□,an□he□as□□□□□mi□edtom□ke□h□□ostofthisune□p□c□e□oppor□un□□y." />
In□007,J□on□gothisb□gbreakwh□nhewascasta□Mr.C□owin□heblo□kbustercomedy"The□ang□v□r.□Hisperf□rmanc□as□h□flamboya□t□nd□utra□eousgangsterga□□□redwid□□preadat□ent□on□ndcatapultedhimint□□h□spotl□□□t.Au□ience□werecapt□vatedb□□isfearl□ss□over-th□-to□p□□trayal,andhebecameas□andou□star□fthe□□lm.J□ong□stran□it□□nfromme□□cinetoHol□ywoodwa□official□yunderway,andhewas□□te□mine□tom□kethemo□tofthisunexpecte□□pp□□t□nity. □n2007,J□ongg□t□□sbigbr□akwhenhew□sc□stasMr□Ch□w□ntheblock□ustercome□y"TheHa□gover."Hisperfor□anceas□□eflam□oyan□ando□tra□eousg□ngster□arne□ed□id□sprea□attentio□and□□□apultedh□min□othespotlight.Audience□□erecapti□atedbyhisfearl□ss,over□□□e-□op□ortrayal□andhebecameast□ndoutstar□ft□e□ilm.Jeong□stransitio□frommedicinetoHollywoodw□sofficial□yunde□way,andhewas□eterminedt□mak□themost□fthisunexpec□e□o□po□t□□□ty.□/p> In□0□7,Jeonggoth□□□igbr□akwhenhewascast□sM□.C□□w□nt□e□lockb□stercomedy"T□e□angover."H□sperform□nce□sthe□□amboy□ntandout□a□eou□gangstergarner□□w□desprea□attentio□□ndcatapultedhimi□tothespot□ight.Audienceswerecaptivatedbyhisfe□□□□ss,over-□he-t□pportr□yal,andhebeca□eastandouts□aroft□efilm.Je□□g'stransitionfrommedicinetoHollywoodwasofficially□n□er□ay,andhewa□dete□mi□edtomakethemo□to□t□isun□□p□ct□d□pportunit□.□□p> In20□7,Jeonggot□is□igbreakwhenhewascastasMr.Chowinthebl□ck□ustercomedy□T□e□angov□□."□i□per□o□manceas□hefla□boyantandoutrageo□sgangsterga□neredw□de□prea□at□entio□andcatapultedhim□□t□thes□otlig□t□□udienceswere□ap□□vatedbyhisfearl□ss,□ver-□he-topportraya□,a□dheb□c□measta□douts□arofthe□ilm.Jeong'stransiti□□f□ommedi□inetoHolly□oodwasofficially□nderway,andhe□asdeterminedtoma□e□h□mostofthisune□pec□edopportu□ity.<□□> In2007□□□onggothisbig□r□akwh□□hewa□castasMr.Chow□ntheblo□□b□sterco□ed□"□heHangover.□Hispe□formancea□thefl□mbo□antandou□□a□□ousgangstergarnere□wides□□eadattentionandcat□pulte□himi□t□thespotl□gh□.Aud□□nceswereca□t□vated□y□isfearl□ss,over□th□-t□ppor□rayal,andhebec□m□ast□ndout□tar□fthefilm.Jeong'stransitionfr□mme□ic□netoHoll□woodwasof□icial□□u□derway,a□dhewasdeter□inedtoma□ethemost□fthisu□□xpe□tedo□p□rtunity. □n2007□Jeong□oth□sbigbreakwhenh□wascastasMr.C□owin□heblock□us□ercomedy"□heHan□over."Hisperform□□ceastheflamboyantandout□ageousgangsterga□neredwidesprea□attentionan□catapultedhim□nto□hesp□tlig□t.Audience□werec□pti□a□edbyhi□fea□less□o□er-t□e-t□ppo□trayal,an□hebecameastandoutstarofthe□ilm.Jeong□stransitionfromme□icin□toH□llywoodwasoff□□□ally□nder□ay,an□hewasdetermi□edtom□keth□mostofthisune□pec□e□oppor□uni□y.