| Ken Jeong | |
|---|---|
| Medium | Television/Film |
| Nationality | American |
Ken Jeong, sometimes referred to as "Dr. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Ken," is an American comedian, actor, and physician. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health He is known for incorporating his medical knowledge into his comedy.
Jeong is of Korean descent. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. He completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University and attained his medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research He then completed his Internal Medicine residency in New Orleans while developing his stand-up comedy. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana [1] His big break then came when he won the Big Easy Laff-Off, of which NBC president Brandon Tartikoff and Improv founder Budd Friedman were judges. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Brandon Tartikoff ( January 13, 1949 &mdash August 27, 1997) was a television executive who was credited with turning around NBC's low Budd Friedman (born June 6, 1932) is best known as the founder and original proprietor and MC of the Improvisation Comedy Club which opened in 1963 on West 44th Street They both urged Jeong to move to Los Angeles, and he began performing regularly at the Improv and Laugh Factory comedy clubs. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Improv is a Comedy club founded in 1963 in New York City. The Laugh Factory is a Comedy club in Hollywood on the Sunset Strip
Jeong's background in theater and improv has led to several television appearances, including NBC's The Office, HBO's Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and the Jon Stewart-produced Three Strikes pilot. Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American Sitcom starring Seinfeld writer co-creator and executive producer Larry David as himself and Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28 1962 is an American Comedian, Satirist, Actor, Writer, and Three Strikes was a Situation comedy pilot from Jon Stewart 's production company for Comedy Central. Jeong made his feature film debut in Knocked Up in 2007 and will re-team with Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen in The Pineapple Express. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. Pineapple Express is a 2008 action comedy Stoner film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen He recently completed filming All About Steve starring Sandra Bullock, Role Models (formerly Little Big Men) starring Paul Rudd, and The Goods: The Don Ready Story starring Jeremy Piven. All About Steve is an upcoming American Comedy film directed by Phil Traill and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26 1964 is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American - German Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American Actor of stage, screen and Television. Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26 1965 and attended Harand Theater Camp in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin, as a teenager
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