Ken Jeong

Ken Jeong
Jeong in 2012
Birth nameKendrick Kang-Joh Jeong
Born (1969-07-13) July 13, 1969 (age 54)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Medium
Education
Years active1995–present
Genres
Spouse
Tran Ho
(m. 2004)
Children2
Websitekenjeong.com
Korean name
Hangul
정강조
Hanja
鄭康祖
Revised RomanizationJeong Gang-jo
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Kangcho

Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (Korean정강조, /ʌŋ/; born (1969-07-13)July 13, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor.[1] 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) and Tom & Jerry (2021).[2]

Jeong is a licensed physician in California[3] but has since stopped practicing in favor of his acting career.[4] 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.

  1. ^ Ariana Brockington (September 21, 2021). "Ken Jeong Debunks Nicki Minaj's Vaccine Claims, Breaks Down Delta Variant on 'Late Late Show'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Lopez, Robert (June 16, 2009). "The doctor is in — films". News & Record. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Medical Board of California – Licensing details for A 65869". dca.can.gov.
  4. ^ Yorio, Nicole (May 16, 2011). "A Side of Community's Ken Jeong You Haven't Seen". Redbook.