Ken Jeong
Ken Jeong
Dr. Kendrick Kang-Joh "Ken" Jeongis a Korean-American actor, comedian, and physician. He is best known for his roles as Ben Chang on the critically acclaimed NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community and gangster Leslie Chow in The Hangover Trilogy. He is currently the lead in the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken, for which he is also creator, writer, and executive producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 July 1969
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
Medicine really matured me as a person because, as a physician, you're obviously dealing with life and death issues, issues much more serious than what we're talking about in entertainment. You can't get more serious than life and death. And if you can handle that, you can handle anything.
You just can't take the doctor out of you.
Sitcom food is by far the tastiest of all showbiz food.
It was my wife that insisted I do 'The Hangover.
I'm very blessed that I have such a supportive wife who is secure with letting me embarrass myself.
I wasn't sued out of medicine, I wasn't arbitrated out of the profession.
I have a very simple approach in career: You work with the people you love.
I grew up in North Carolina, and I grew up on wrestling.
When I finished my residency in New Orleans, I went to L.A. where I would work as a doctor during the day, and then at night I would actually go to The Improv and do standup, all the while kind of cultivating my comedy resume.
I went to Duke, which is... a Top Five school. Not community college. But whatever.