1. Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong is an American stand-up comedian and actor.
35 Facts About Ken Jeong
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Ken Jeong rose to prominence for playing Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series and Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom Community.
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Ken Jeong 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.
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Ken Jeong serves as the host of I Can See Your Voice.
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Ken Jeong moved to North Carolina at the age of four, and was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Ken Jeong attended Walter Hines Page High School, where he participated in the regional quiz bowl, was elected to the student council, and played violin in the school orchestra.
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Ken Jeong graduated in 1986 at the age of 16, and later went on to receive Greensboro's Youth of the Year award for his achievements.
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Ken Jeong began pursuing acting while a sophomore at Duke University.
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Ken Jeong briefly considered majoring in drama while still continuing his pre-med coursework.
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Ken Jeong was a regular at open mic nights in the Raleigh-Durham circuit, performing at Charlie Goodnights in Raleigh and Tootie's Durham Comedy Club.
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Ken Jeong emceed The Comedy Spot programming series on Duke University campus 1992 and 1993 opening for Margaret Cho, Jeff Dunham, and others.
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Ken Jeong completed his residency at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.
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Ken Jeong won the Big Easy Laff-Off in 1995 while still in residency.
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NBC president Brandon Tartikoff and The Improv founder Budd Friedman were judges and they both urged Ken Jeong to move to Los Angeles.
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Ken Jeong moved to Los Angeles in 1998 and practiced medicine for several years as a physician of internal medicine at a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Woodland Hills.
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Ken Jeong began performing regularly at The Improv and Laugh Factory comedy clubs.
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In 2002, Ken Jeong landed a spot on Comedy Central's Comic Groove.
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Ken Jeong made his film debut in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up as Dr Kuni, which proved to be his breakout performance.
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Ken Jeong gave up the practice in 2006 in favor of his acting career; however, he maintains his medical license and has assisted with medical emergencies during performances and on-set.
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Ken Jeong co-starred in Zookeeper, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Crazy Rich Asians.
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Ken Jeong played Senor Chang on the NBC sitcom Community and was nominated for the show's "Male Breakout Star" at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards.
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Ken Jeong 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.
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In 2012, it was reported that Jamie Foxx and Ken Jeong have each agreed to star in movies written and produced by the other.
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Ken Jeong started as the voice of Dr Yap in the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.
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Ken Jeong won a Streamy Award for "Best Guest Appearance" for Burning Love.
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Ken Jeong voiced Kim Ly in the animated film Turbo.
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In 2015, Jeong starred, wrote, and executive produced the pilot of his new ABC medical comedy, Dr Ken, as a frustrated HMO doctor juggling his career, marriage, and parenting, but succeeding at none of them.
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Additionally, Ken Jeong appeared as a panelist on the first series of the British adaptation of the show.
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In January 2019, Ken Jeong made a guest appearance on King of Mask Singer, performing "Creep" by Radiohead as the Golden Pig.
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In July 2021, Ken Jeong appeared with Joel McHale as a guest judge on Crime Scene Kitchen.
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Also in 2021, Ken Jeong provided the voice of Sprout Cloverleaf in the Netflix animated film My Little Pony: A New Generation.
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Ken Jeong was seen saying "I'm done," before walking off the show.
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Ken Jeong was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that same year.
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Ken Jeong is a lifelong fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he regularly appears at Dodger Stadium as both a fan and honorary member of their in-park host crew.
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Ken Jeong is a huge Duke basketball and football fan.