I□2007,□eo□gg□□his□ig□□eakwhenhe□□sca□t□□Mr□Chowi□□h□b□ockb□□□er□ome□□□TheH□□go□er."His□erformanceas□hef□a□bo□a□tandoutra□eousg□n□s□ergarnere□wi□espre□datt□n□ion□ndcatap□l□□d□i□intot□e□po□ligh□.Au□ie□c□swerec□pti□ated□y□isfear□ess□□□er□□he-toppo□trayal□□□□□ebecame□□t□□doutstarofthe□□l□.J□ong□s□r□□s□tio□frommedici□etoHol□□wood□□sofficia□□yun□erw□y,a□d□ewa□determinedtoma□ethe□ost□f□h□s□□ex□ect□do□por□unit□.□/□>In□0□7,□eong□□□h□sbi□bre□k□he□hewascasta□M□□C□owin□he□loc□□□ste□□omedy"TheHango□□□."H□sper□□□ma□□e□sth□flambo□antandoutrageo□s□angstergarne□□□wid□s□re□dat□ention□n□cata□ulte□□im□□□o□□e□p□t□igh□□A□d□enceswereca□□□vat□d□yh□□fea□les□,ove□-the-toppo□trayal,andhe□ecamea□□□nd□utst□rofthefilm.Jeong□str□nsit□onf□o□medicine□oHo□ly□o□dwas□fficiall□underway,a□dh□was□e□e□m□nedt□m□ke□hem□□tofthis□nexp□□tedoppor□u□i□y.In200□,J□o□□□o□h□sbig□r□akwhenhewas□astas□r.Cho□inth□b□□c□bus□□rcom□dy"□he□angover."His□e□fo□man□east□efl□□□□y□□tandout□□ge□□sgan□□te□g□rne□edwi□e□□readatten□ionan□catapultedhimintothespotl□□□t.Aud□□n□esw□recap□□v□te□byh□s□ea□le□s,□ver□the-□opportr□yal,and□□□ecameasta□dou□st□rofthef□l□.□eong□st□a□sit□□□fromme□□□in□toHol□□w□o□wa□o□fic□allyunder□ay,□□□hew□sdeter□□n□d□o□a□ethemos□□□□his□□□x□ec□edopp□□tunity.□/p>□p>□n2007□Jeonggothisbigbreakwh□nhew□s□a□t□sM□.Cho□i□theblockbus□ercome□y"TheH□□gover."□ispe□form□ncea□□heflam□o□antandoutrageou□gangste□□a□nere□wi□esp□ead□□tentio□□n□□atapulte□□□mintoth□□po□l□ght.A□□□ence□□□□ecapti□□□edby□isfearl□ss,ov□□-th□-□oppor□ray□□,and□□b□□□□eas□□ndouts□□roft□efi□m.□eong'strans□□□onfr□m□□di□□□□toHol□yw□o□□a□offi□ia□lyund□rw□□,andh□wasd□□□rm□□e□□oma□□th□□ostoft□is□n□□pe□tedopport□nity.□n2007,Je□n□□o□□□sbigb□eakwhe□h□wasca□ta□Mr□Chow□n□h□b□o□kbu□tercome□□□T□eHang□v□□□"Hispe□for□a□ceas□hefl□mboyantand□u□rag□o□□gangs□ergarner□□wi□e□□read□tten□□on□ndcatapult□d□□mi□tot□□sp□t□i□ht.□□di□□□e□werec□p□iva□edbyhisfearl□□s,over□th□-to□po□□ra□al,a□□hebecam□□stan□□u□star□f□h□□ilm□J□□ng'stransitionfromm□□ici□□toHol□yw□o□wasofficiallyu□der□ay□a□d□ewasd□t□rm□n□□tom□kethe□o□t□□t□i□u□□xpecte□op□o□t□n□ty□" />
In□00□,Jeonggot□isbigb□eakw□enhewascastasMr.Ch□w□ntheblockbusterco□e□y□□heHan□o□e□."Hi□□erformanc□astheflambo□□nta□dout□ageousga□gs□e□g□rneredw□despre□dattentionandca□apult□dhi□i□to□□e□□ot□ight.Aud□e□ceswere□aptiv□tedbyhisfearless,o□er-the-top□or□□ayal,andhe□ecam□a□tandou□starof□hefi□m.Jeong's□ransi□ion□rommed□cinetoHollywoodwasoff□ciallyu□der□a□,□ndhewasdetermi□□dtomak□them□stofth□sune□pec□edopportunity. In□0□7,Jeonggo□h□sbigbreak□he□hewascastasM□□Chowin□hebloc□buste□comedy"TheHangover."H□sper□orma□ceastheflambo□antandoutrageous□angstergarneredwid□s□readattentionan□cata□ulte□□imintot□e□p□tlight.Audienceswereca□tivat□dbyh□sfea□les□,over-the-toppo□trayal,andhe□ecamea□□□nd□utst□rofthefilm.Jeong'stransitionf□ommedicine□oHo□ly□o□dwas□fficiall□underway,a□dhewas□e□e□m□nedtomake□hem□□tofthis□nexpectedoppor□u□ity.<□p> In2007,Jeo□g□o□hisbig□reakwhenhewascastas□r.Chowintheb□oc□bustercom□dy"□he□angover."His□erfo□man□easthefl□□b□yantandoutrageo□sgan□□terg□rne□edwide□□readatten□ionan□catapultedhimintothespotl□ght.Audien□eswerecapt□vate□byh□s□earless,□ver-the-topportr□yal,and□e□ecameasta□doutst□rofthef□l□.□eong□stra□sit□□□fromme□□□in□toHol□□woo□wasoffic□allyunder□ay,□ndhewasdeter□in□dtomakethemos□□f□his□nexpectedopportunity.□/p>□p>□n2007,Jeonggothisbigbreakwh□nhewas□ast□sM□.Chowintheblockbustercome□y"TheH□ngover."Hispe□form□nceastheflam□o□antandoutrageousgangster□arnere□wi□esp□ead□□tentionan□□atapulte□h□mintoth□□potl□ght.Aud□ence□werecapti□□□edbyhisfearl□ss,ove□-th□-□oppor□rayal,and□ebe□□meas□□ndouts□□roft□efilm.Jeong'strans□tionfrommedic□□□toHol□yw□od□a□officiallyund□rway,andhewasd□□erm□nedtoma□□themostofthis□ne□pe□tedopportunity. In2007,Je□ng□o□□□sbigb□eakwhenh□wascasta□Mr□Chow□ntheb□ockbu□tercomed□□T□eHangov□r."Hispe□formanceastheflamboyantand□utrag□o□□gangs□ergarner□dwides□read□ttent□onandcatapultedhimi□toth□spotlight.□□di□nce□werecaptivatedbyhisfearl□ss,over□th□-to□portrayal,an□hebecameastand□u□starof□h□□ilm.J□□ng'stransitionfromm□□ici□□toHol□yw□odwasofficiallyu□derway□and□ewasd□t□rm□n□□tomakethemo□t□ft□isu□□xpectedop□ort□nity.