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name: "Ken Jeong"
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born: "13 July 1969"
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# Ken Jeong

Actor. Born 13 July 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 July 1969, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Active:** 2002–2009
- **Also known as:** Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong , 켄 정, 정강조, Jeong Kang-joh, Κεν Τζέονγκ, 郑肯

## Biography

Ken Jeong is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Born on 13 July 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, he trained as a physician, graduating from Duke University and obtaining an MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans and practised medicine in Los Angeles before focusing on comedy and acting.

Jeong first gained prominence for his role as Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom *Community* (2009–2015). He is also known for playing Leslie Chow in the *Hangover* film series (2009–2013) and for voice work in the *Despicable Me* films (2010, 2013). He created, wrote and starred in the sitcom *Dr. Ken* (2015–2017).

Jeong serves as a panellist on the American version of *The Masked Singer* and has appeared in films including *Crazy Rich Asians* (2018) and *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011). He holds a California medical licence but no longer practises.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, as Ben Chang — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Bill — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, as Coroner Myron Okubo — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, as Skip Osaka — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)

## Also known for

- *The Hangover* (2009), Mr. Chow
- *Despicable Me* (2010), Talk Show Host (voice)
- *Despicable Me 2* (2013), Floyd (voice)
- *The Hangover Part II* (2011), Mr. Chow
- *The Hangover Part III* (2013), Mr. Chow
- *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011), Jerry Wang
- *Pain & Gain* (2013), Johnny Wu
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), Short Fuse (voice)

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