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Ken Jeong
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong, Kendrick Jeong, Kang-Joh Jeong, Jeong Kang-Joh, Jeong Gang-jo, Chŏng Kangcho
South Korean-American stand-up comedian and actor
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Ken Jeong is an American and South Korean actor, physician, and voice actor who began his professional work in 1997. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 13, 1969, he is a graduate of Duke University. He resides in Calabasas and speaks English as his native language.
His notable works include the films *The Hangover*, *Scoob!*, *Penguins of Madagascar*, and *Turbo*. He has also appeared in productions associated with *The Masked Singer*. Jeong has three children and maintains an official website.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Killing Hasselhoff
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (/dʒʌŋ/ JUNG; Korean: 정강조; born July 13, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became famous for playing Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series (2009–2013) and Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015). He created, wrote and produced the sitcom Dr. Ken (2015–2017), in which he portrays the titular character. He has appeared in the films Knocked Up…
Known for
- The Man with the Bag2026
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender — Cabbage Merchant (voice)2026
- Sender — Dick Swope2026
- Tiger Mom — Jimmy Khu2025
- KPop Demon Hunters — Bobby (voice)2025
- Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special — Self2025
- Wicked: One Wonderful Night — Self2025
- The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — Self2025
- 99 to Beat — Self - Host2025
- My Spy The Eternal City — David Kim2024
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,559
- Total plays
- 5,336
Tags
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ken+Jeong">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies.
· 2003 · cited 67,744x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,617x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,787x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,971x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,997x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong , ( 1969-07-13 ) July 13, 1969 (age 56) , Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
- Education
- Duke University ( BS ) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ( MD )
- Occupations
- Stand-up comedian actor
- Spouse
- Tran Ho ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 )
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Medium
- Stand-up film television
- Genres
- Improvisational comedy sketch comedy observational comedy
- Hangul
- 정강조
- Rr
- Jeong Gangjo
- Mr
- Chŏng Kangjo
- Website
- kenjeong .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (/dʒʌŋ/; born July 13, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor . He rose to prominence for playing Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series (2009–2013) and Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015). He created, wrote and produced the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken (2015–2017), in which he portrays the titular character, and he has appeared in the films Knocked Up (2007), Role Models (2008), Furry Vengeance (2010), The Duff (2015), Ride Along 2 (2016), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Scoob! (2020), Tom & Jerry (2021), and KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
Jeong is a licensed physician in California but has since stopped practicing in favor of his acting career. He 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. He also serves as the host of I Can See Your Voice.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ken Jeong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.