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Ken Jeong

Ken Jeong

Birthday: 1969-07-13 | Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

A real-life physician-turned-actor, Ken Jeong lit up the Hollywood radar with scene-stealing performances in high-grossing feature comedies like "Knocked Up" (2007) and "The Hangover" (2009). As a medical student in North Carolina, Jeong performed stand-up comedy in local clubs. He continued to hone his act while serving a residency in New Orleans, wherein in 1995 he won a comedy contest that was judged by former NBC entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff and Improv Comedy Club founder Budd Friedman. Both men encouraged Jeong to move to Hollywood. He did so in 1998, where he worked as a physician while also appearing in small television roles. Jeong's big break came in 2007 when he was cast in a bit role as an uptight but well-meaning obstetrician in Judd Apatow's hit comedy, "Knocked Up." Several roles quickly followed, including over-the-top turns in feature comedies like "Pineapple Express" (2008) and "The Hangover." He also appeared as a regular on the NBC sitcom, "Community" (NBC, 2009-15; Yahoo!, 2015), and in 2010 he appeared in several feature comedies, further demonstrating his ability as a talented comedic actor despite his medical background.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Pentaverate

as    Skip Cho

2021
Tom & Jerry

as    Chef Jackie

2021
Boss Level

as    Chef Jake

2021
Extinct

as    Clarance (voice)

2021
My Little Pony: A New Generation

as    Sprout (voice)

2020
Occupation: Rainfall

as    Bud Miller

2020
My Spy

as    David Kim

2020
Scoob!

as    Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (voice)

2020
Elsewhere

as    Felix

2020
Over the Moon

as    Gobi (voice)

2020
The Opening Act

as    Quinn

2020
I Can See Your Voice

as    Self - Host

2020
The Masked Dancer

as    Self - Panelist

2019
Wonder Park

as    Cooper (voice)

2019
Saving Zoë

as    Dr. Gallagher

2019
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho

as    Himself

2019
The Casagrandes

as    Mr. Stanley Chang (voice)

2019
Dads

as    Self

2019
The Masked Singer

as    Self - Panelist

2018
Crazy Rich Asians

as    Goh Wye Mun

2018
2018
Then Came You

as    Officer Al

2017
Killing Hasselhoff

as    Chris

2017
A Christmas Story Live!

as    Christmas Tree Man/Chinese Restaurant Owner

2016
Ride Along 2

as    AJ

2016
Norm of the North

as    Mr. Greene (voice)