Jeong completed his residency in internal medicine at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. He also emceed The Comedy Spot programming series on Duke University campus 19 (produced by his friend Kendrick Jahng) opening for Margaret Cho, Jeff Dunham, and others. He was a regular at open mic nights in the Raleigh-Durham circuit, performing at Charlie Goodnights in Raleigh and Tootie's Durham Comedy Club. Jeong's background in theater and improv started while he was still a medical student in North Carolina. The summer before medical school, he took theater classes at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He graduated from Duke in 1990 and obtained his M.D. He briefly considered majoring in drama while still continuing his pre-med coursework. Jeong began pursuing acting while a sophomore at Duke University. He graduated in 1986 at the age of 16, and later went on to receive Greensboro's Youth of the Year award for his achievements. Jeong attended Walter Hines Page High School, where he participated in the regional quiz bowl, was elected to the student council, and played violin in the school orchestra. Jeong was a professor of economics at North Carolina A&T State University. Jeong was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. in economics from Wayne State University. Jeong was born in Detroit, Michigan, to South Korean immigrant parents, D.K. 2.3 2006–present: Full-time entertainer.
