I□20□7,J□□nggo□his□□g□□□a□□he□hew□scast□sMr.□how□n□heb□□c□buste□c□□ed□"Th□Ha□g□□e□."Hisp□r□or□ance□s□hefla□□oyantan□ou□rageou□g□ngsterg□□n□□□dw□desp□eadattenti□na□dcata□□ltedhimin□o□□□□□otl□ght.A□dien□eswerecaptiv□te□□yh□sf□a□less,ove□-the□toppo□□ra□□l,a□dhebec□meas□a□□ou□sta□of□he□ilm.Jeon□'str□ns□□i□nfrommedi□inetoHo□ly□oodwaso□□icia□lyu□de□□a□,□n□□e□as□eter□□ne□tomake□hemos□oft□□□□ne□p□ctedopp□rt□□ity.□□>In□00□,Jeon□□oth□s□□gb□e□kwhenhewas□as□□sM□.C□□wint□□blo□kbust□rcomed□"□□□Ha□□ove□."Hisperf□r□anc□a□□hefl□mbo□antan□o□□r□geousgangste□□a□neredwide□p□e□dat□ent□□n□ndc□tap□□□edhi□□ntot□espo□light□Aud□enceswerecaptivate□by□□□fe□□□ess,over-□h□-□oppo□trayal□andhebecame□stan□ou□st□□of□h□f□lm.□eong□□trans□tionfro□medicine□oHol□□w□o□□□sofficiallyunderway,a□dhe□a□d□term□nedtom□□□□he□□sto□th□sunexpe□t□do□port□□ity.In2007,J□on□go□hisb□gbr□□kwh□nhe□□sc□s□as□□.Ch□wi□□he□lo□k□□s□er□o□edy"T□□□□n□ove□."□isperforman□eas□h□fla□b□□ant□ndoutrag□ou□□angs□er□□□□e□edw□d□spre□dat□□ntiona□dcatapu□ted□□□i□□ot□espotl□ght.Au□ien□□sw□rec□□□iv□□□d□yhi□fearles□,o□er-the□toppor□□ay□□,andhe□□□ame□stan□o□tsta□□□thefilm□Jeong'□t□a□sitio□frommedi□ineto□ollyw□o□was□f□iciall□□nderwa□□□nd□ewa□determ□□□dtomak□t□emos□□fth□s□□exp□□□edo□p□rt□□i□y□□/p>I□20□7,□eo□ggoth□□bigbreakwh□nhewa□cast□□M□.Chowin□hebloc□□uster□o□□dy□□he□an□□v□r."□isperform□□□□a□th□□la□bo□anta□dout□ageousgangster□□□□ere□□id□s□r□a□a□t□ntionandc□t□pultedhimi□tothespotl□g□t.Au□ienceswere□apt□v□te□□yhi□fearless,over-□he-t□pportr□y□l,andhebe□ame□s□a□dout□t□□oft□ef□□m.□□□□□'□transitionfro□med□ci□et□H□lly□oo□wa□officia□ly□nderway,andhewasdeter□i□edtom□ket□□mo□t□f□hi□□n□xp□c□□□□pp□r□□nity.□n□00□,Jeonggo□hisb□□b□e□k□h□□hewascast□s□r.C□□winthebl□ck□u□ter□omedy"□h□□an□ov□r."Hi□pe□formanceasth□□lamb□yantandoutrag□□usga□□□ter□a□nered□i□□□□□□ad□t□enti□nandcatapulte□himinto□□espot□ight.A□□□enc□□□e□e□aptivated□yhisfe□r□□s□,over-□□e-t□ppo□t□ayal,andheb□cam□as□□□do□□st□□o□thefil□□Je□□□□stransit□onfrommedicinetoHol□□wo□□wa□off□ciallyu□derway□a□d□ewasde□ermine□tomaket□emostoft□is□□e□□□c□edo□po□tuni□□□" />
In□007,Je□nggot□isbigbreak□□enhewascastasMr.Chowinth□blockb□s□erco□□dy"TheHangover."Hispe□f□rmance□□theflambo□□ntandou□rage□us□ang□t□rgarne□□d□idespreadatt□nt□ona□dcatapu□t□dh□mi□tothes□otlig□t.Audie□ceswerecap□ivatedbyhisfearl□ss,over-□□e-topportrayal,andhebecame□standoutstarofthefilm□Jeon□'st□ansit□onfro□medicinetoHollywoodwasofficiallyun□er□ay,a□dhewas□et□rmin□□tomakethem□stofthisunexpecte□oppo□tu□ity.□>□p>In20□7,J□□nggothisbigb□□a□□he□hewascast□sMr.□howin□heb□□ckbuste□co□edy"Th□Ha□g□□er."Hisp□r□ormance□s□hefla□□oyantandou□rageousg□ngsterga□n□redw□despreadattenti□nandcata□□ltedhimin□o□h□s□otl□ght.Audien□eswerecaptivate□□yhisf□a□less,over-the□toppor□ray□l,andhebec□meas□a□doutstarof□hefilm.Jeon□'strans□□ionfrommedicinetoHo□ly□oodwaso□ficiallyunde□□ay,□n□he□asdetermine□tomakethemostofthis□ne□p□ctedopport□□ity. In2007,Jeon□gothisbigbr□akwhenhe□ascas□as□□.Ch□wi□□he□lockbus□er□omedy"T□eH□n□ove□."Hisperformanceasth□flamb□□antandoutrag□ou□□angsterga□□e□edwid□spre□dattentiona□dcatapulted□i□i□□othespotl□ght.Au□ienc□sw□rec□p□iva□edbyhisfearless,o□er-the-toppor□rayal,andhe□e□ame□stan□outstarofthefilm□Jeong'st□ansitionfrommedi□ineto□ollyw□o□was□fficiall□□nderwa□□andhewa□determinedtomak□themostofth□sunexp□□□edo□port□nity□□/p> I□20□7,Jeo□ggoth□□bigbreakwhenhewa□cast□□Mr.Chowinthebloc□□ustercomedy□The□ang□v□r."Hisperformanceasth□□lambo□antandout□ageousgangster□□r□eredwidesprea□att□ntionandc□tapultedhimi□tothespotlig□t.Au□ienceswerecaptiv□te□□yhisfearless,over-□he-t□pportr□y□l,andhebecameas□andout□taroft□efi□m.□eo□□'□transitionfro□med□ci□et□H□lly□oodwa□officia□lyunderway,andhewasdeter□inedtomaket□□mostofthis□n□xpec□□□□pp□r□unity. In2007,Jeonggo□hisb□□b□e□k□he□hewascastasMr.Ch□winthebl□ckbu□ter□omedy"□heHangov□r."Hi□performanceastheflamboyantandoutrag□□usga□gstergarnered□i□e□p□□ad□t□enti□nandcatapultedhimintothespot□ight.A□□ience□□e□ecaptivatedbyhisfe□r□□ss,over-t□e-toppo□t□ayal,andheb□cameast□ndo□tst□rofthefilm□Jeong□stransit□onfrommedicinetoHollywo□□wa□off□ciallyu□derway□a□d□ewasdeterminedtomaket□emostofthis□□ex□ec□edo□portuni□□.