He was involved in a host of extracurricular activities like playing the violin in the school orchestra and also played football in his 10th, 11th, and 12th grades where he eventually won the state 4a championship. Little wonder he participated in the Quiz Bowl team. Growing up, he attended Walter Hines Page High School where he so excelled as a student. So, Jeong alongside his two elder twin sisters was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. Jeong, worked as a college professor but moved with his family to North Carolina soon after Ken was born to pursue another opportunity as a professor in another university. Ken Jeong was born Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong in Detroit, Michigan, on July 13, 1969, to South Korean immigrant parents. More than that, Ken Jeong is more proud of being a husband and a father. Ken a series which he created, wrote, and executive produced.Īdditionally, Jeong is actually a licensed physician but has stopped practicing to pursue his acting career full time. Jeong also played the lead role in the ABC situation comedy Dr. Ken Jeong is an American comedian, actor, and physician who is best known for playing the role of Ben Chang on the situation comedy Community and the insufferable gangster Leslie Chow in film series, The Hangover. If you ever thought medicine and humor can’t go together, then think again.
