Ken Jeong

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Jeong
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Jul 13, 1969(1969-07-13)
Age	55
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Cancer

Ken Jeong Biography

Ken Jeong is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on July 13, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Comedic actor and physician who is perhaps best known for his role as Leslie Chow in The Hangover series. In the popular NBC series Community, he portrayed Ben Chang. Other film credits include Pineapple Express, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Ride Along 2 and The Duff. In 2019, he began starring in the Nickelodeon series The Casagrandes.

He co-starred with Steve Carell in an episode of The Office and in the Despicable Me film series.

Jeong attended Walter Hines Page High School, where he participated in the regional Quiz Bowl, was elected to student council, and played violin in the school orchestra. 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 began pursuing acting while a sophomore at Duke University. He briefly considered majoring in drama while still continuing his pre-med coursework. He graduated from Duke in 1990 and obtained his M.D. at the UNC School of Medicine in 1995. The summer before medical school, he took theater classes at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

His father, D.K. Jeong, worked as a professor at North Carolina A&T State University. He married Tran Ho, who is also a physician. They raised their twin daughters, Zooey and Alexa, in Southern California.

Ken Jeong Net Worth

Ken Jeong is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Jeong 's net worth $14 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He competed on the IQ team and played the violin while attending Walter Hines Page High School, which he graduated from at age 16. Prior to his acting career, he attended Duke University with the intention of gaining a medical degree.

He performed at the Laugh Factory in West Los Angeles early in his acting career. In 2019, he was chosen as a judge for the competition show, The Masked Singer.

Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (/ˈ dʒ ʌ ŋ / ; Korean: 정강조, Hanja: 鄭康祖; born July 13, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer, television personality, and a licensed physician. He has appeared in Knocked Up (2007), Role Models (2008), Community (2009–2015), The Hangover film series (2009–2013), Furry Vengeance (2010), Ride Along 2 (2016), and Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Jeong was the lead in the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken (2015–2017), of which he is also the creator and for which he was a writer and executive producer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ken Jeong Dating?

According to our records, Ken Jeong married to Tran Jeong. As of December 1, 2023, Ken Jeong’s is not dating anyone.

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He made his film debut in Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up as Dr. Kuni, which proved to be his breakout performance. From that point forward he was able to transition from medicine into a full-time career in the entertainment industry. Jeong gave up the practice in 2006 in favor of his acting career, however, he still continues to maintain his medical license, and has assisted with medical emergencies during performances and on set.

Facts & Trivia

Ken Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ken Jeong celebrates birthday on July 13 of every year.

Jeong played Señor Chang on the NBC sitcom Community and was nominated for the show’s “Male Breakout Star” at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards. He was nominated for two 2010 MTV Movie Awards, winning the award for Best WTF Moment and for MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for The Hangover. In fall 2010, Adidas basketball began a wide-ranging marketing campaign in which he starred as “Slim Chin”, alongside NBA stars Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose. On May 22, 2011, he hosted the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on ABC and was featured in a Hands Only CPR PSA campaign from the American Heart Association on June 15, 2011.

Is Ken Jeong a real doctor?

Jeong is still a licensed physician in California but has since stopped practicing in favor of his acting career. He currently appears as a panelist on the American version of the singing competition show The Masked Singer and appeared on the first series of the British version.

Is Ken Jeong Korean or Chinese?

Is Ken Jeong Chinese? No, Ken Jeong is Korean.

What kind of doctor is Kim Jeong?

Jeong, an internal medicine practitioner turned Hollywood funnyman, cleared the area and attended to the woman alongside a medic who happened to be in attendance, Holmberg said.

Is Dr Ken's wife a doctor?

Tran Jeong

How much did Ken Jeong get paid for The Hangover?

Let’s Discuss Ken’s Hangover Era Well, he was paid a base salary of $5 million for his role in The Hangover Part III—and that was just his base! For one movie!