Birthday: July 13, 1969 (Cancer)
Born In: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Ken Jeong is a Korean-American actor best known to play the quirky role of Leslie Chow in ‘The Hangover’ film series. Apart from that, he has also earned a major reputation playing the role of Ben Chang on the famous sitcom ‘Community’. Ken’s family was originally from South Korea while he was born in Detroit and was brought up in North Carolina. He was an excellent student while he was in school and earned several honours as a student. He started his medicine practice in New Orleans and worked as a doctor and started doing comedy side by side. In 1997, he made his screen debut with the role of a doctor in the television series ‘The Big Easy’. During the first decade of his acting career, Ken remained a physician. It was after his first major film break in 2007 with the film ‘Knocked Up’ that he started taking acting seriously. 2009’s ‘The Hangover’ brought him a widespread fame for the first time and he never looked back ever since. As an actor, he has appeared in films such as ‘Pineapple Express’ and ‘Zookeeper’. His television roles have also contributed in his growing fame over the years.
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Also Known As: Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong
Age: 55 Years, 55 Year Old Males
Spouse/Ex-: Tran Jeong (m. 2004)
father: D.K. Jeong
mother: Young Jeong
children: Alexa Jeong, Zooey Jeong
Born Country: United States
Ancestry: South Korean American
Notable Alumni: University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
City: Detroit, Michigan
U.S. State: Michigan
education: University Of California, Los Angeles, Duke University, University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Ken Jeong began his acting career in 2007, with a role in the film "Knocked Up" and gained recognition for his role as Mr. Chow in "The Hangover" movies.
Yes, Ken Jeong has written a memoir titled "I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons." The book was published in 2015, and shares his experiences in both medicine and entertainment.
Ken Jeong was born Kendrick Kang-joh Jeong in Detroit, Michigan on July 13, 1969 to a family of South Korean immigrants. His father D.K. Jeong was a college professor. Soon after Ken was born, the family moved to North Carolina, where his father got a job as a professor in a university. Ken grew up with two older twin sisters in the house.
The family focused very hard on their children’s academics. As a result, Ken grew up to be an exceptional student. He said in later interviews that his father was a serious man, but had a great sense of humour which he inherited. Ken attended Walter Hines Page High School in North Carolina where he took part in many extra-curricular activities as well.
Apart from participating in quizzes, Ken played violin in the school orchestra and was also a key member of the student council. At the age of 16, Ken graduated from the high school with great grades. He also won the honour of Greensboro Youth of the Month.
Ken wanted to study medicine and finished his bachelors from Duke University in 1990. He further got enrolled into the Chapel Hill School of Medicine in North Carolina and finished his M.D. from there. With that, he was all ready to embark on a career in medicine but his interests lied elsewhere.
Ever since he was a teenager, Ken had a great interest in doing stand-up comedy and improv as well. But his parents wanted a stable career for him and hence, he opted out of trying comedy full time and became a physician. But as he started professional practice in medicine, it gave him some time to explore his deep rooted interests and he started doing comedy side by side
Even during his college years, Ken had frequently made appearances in the open mic stand-up comedy shows. He never stopped being a comedian and this led him to further develop his skills as a comedian.
Awards
2010 | Best WTF Moment | The Hangover (2009) |
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