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Ken Jeong

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Ken Jeong 05-17-2011
A fool for love becomes an accidental celebrity only to lose it all.
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Fool's Paradise (2023)
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Ken Jeong is an American actor, comedian, and physician. He is known for his roles as Ben Chang on the critically acclaimed NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community (2009) and gangster Leslie Chow in The Hangover (2009) Trilogy. He appeared in Michael Bay's Pain & Gain (2013), as Johnny Wu, a motivational speaker.

Ken was born in Detroit, to Korean parents. He completed his internal medicine residency at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans while developing his stand-up comedy. He is a licensed physician in California.
BornJuly 13, 1969
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BornJuly 13, 1969
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 15 nominations

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Ken Jeong and Dave Bautista in My Spy (2020)
Ken Jeong in A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
Chris Diamantopoulos, Ken Jeong, Maya Rudolph, Andy Walken, and Tyler Wladis in A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
Ken Jeong in A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
Ken Jeong and Brian Tyree Henry in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Ken Jeong and Jeffrey Ross in Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell (2018)
Ken Jeong in Community (2009)
Ken Jeong and Awkwafina in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Ken Jeong, Constance Wu, and Awkwafina in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Ken Jeong in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Nick Cannon, Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke in The Masked Singer (2019)
Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong, and Crystal the Monkey in The Hangover Part II (2011)

Known for:

Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms in The Hangover (2009)
The Hangover
7.7
  • Mr. Chow
  • 2009
Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Crystal the Monkey in The Hangover Part II (2011)
The Hangover Part II
6.5
  • Mr. Chow
  • 2011
Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Crazy Rich Asians
6.9
  • Wye Mun Goh
  • 2018
Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.2
  • Jerry Wang
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • UCB Comedy Originals
    • Dr. Ken
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • A Great Divide
    • Isaac Lee
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • The Afterparty
    • Feng
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Adventures in Wonder Park
    • Cooper (voice)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Tiger Mom
    • Jimmy Khu
    • Post-production
  • My Spy: The Eternal City
    • David Kim
    • Post-production
  • The Emperor of Malibu
    • Completed
    • TV Series
  • Ken Hudson Campbell, Ken Jeong, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Michael Richardson, Greg Cipes, Rachael MacFarlane, and Kitana Turnbull in Adventures in Wonder Park (2023)
    Adventures in Wonder Park
    • Cooper (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Kate Beckinsale, Ray Liotta, John Malkovich, Jason Bateman, Adrien Brody, Edie Falco, Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Jason Sudeikis, and Common in Fool's Paradise (2023)
    Fool's Paradise
    • Lenny the Publicist
    • 2023
  • BD Wong, Lori Tan Chinn, Awkwafina, and Bowen Yang in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)
    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
    • Dave Lee
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and John Roberts in Bob's Burgers (2011)
    Bob's Burgers
    • Dr. Yap (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2022
  • Jason Alexander, Ken Jeong, Leslie Jones, Cheri Oteri, Oscar Nuñez, Chris Gethard, Milana Vayntrub, Jay Pharoah, and Emily Pendergast in Out of Office (2022)
    Out of Office
    • Kyle
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • The Casagrandes (2019)
    The Casagrandes
    • Stanley Chang
    • Stanley
    • Mr. Chang
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Mike Myers in The Pentaverate (2022)
    The Pentaverate
    • Skip Cho
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Sharon Stone, Will Arnett, Conan O'Brien, Ken Jeong, Annie Murphy, Marshawn Lynch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Murderville (2022)
    Murderville
    • Ken Jeong
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • James Marsden, Vanessa Hudgens, Kimiko Glenn, Sofia Carson, and Liza Koshy in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
    My Little Pony: A New Generation
    • Sprout (voice)
    • 2021
  • Bless the Harts (2019)
    Bless the Harts
    • Doug (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Extinct (2021)
    Extinct
    • Clarance (voice)
    • 2021
  • Tom & Jerry (2021)
    Tom & Jerry
    • Chef Jackie
    • 2021
  • Staged (2020)
    Staged
    • Ken Jeong
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Jason Isaacs, Vince Colosimo, Daniel Gillies, Ken Jeong, Lawrence Makoare, Temuera Morrison, David Roberts, Mark Coles Smith, Dan Ewing, and Dena Kaplan in Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
    Occupation: Rainfall
    • Bud Miller
    • 2020
  • Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community: Webisodes (2009)
    Community: Webisodes
    • Ben Chang
    • Señor Chang
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2020

Producer

  • A Great Divide
    • executive producer
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Unqualified
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Movie
  • Jason Alexander, Ken Jeong, Leslie Jones, Cheri Oteri, Oscar Nuñez, Chris Gethard, Milana Vayntrub, Jay Pharoah, and Emily Pendergast in Out of Office (2022)
    Out of Office
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Ken Jeong in I Can See Your Voice (2020)
    I Can See Your Voice
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (2019)
    Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • Killing Hasselhoff (2017)
    Killing Hasselhoff
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Ken Jeong in Dr. Ken (2015)
    Dr. Ken
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Ken Jeong Made Me Do It
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Peter Jae, Danny Cho, Shane Yoon, Bobby Choy, and Sunn Wee in Ktown Cowboys (2015)
    Ktown Cowboys
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • Teo Yoo, Justin Chon, Jessika Van, Byeol Kang, Rosalina Lee, and Esteban Ahn in Seoul Searching (2015)
    Seoul Searching
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • Advantageous (2015)
    Advantageous
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Ken Jeong, Kevin Shea, and Steve Byrne in Kims of Comedy (2005)
    Kims of Comedy
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2005

Writer

  • Unqualified
    • created by (creator)
    • Pre-production
    • TV Movie
  • Sharon Stone, Will Arnett, Conan O'Brien, Ken Jeong, Annie Murphy, Marshawn Lynch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Murderville (2022)
    Murderville
    • improvised by (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Ken Jeong in I Can See Your Voice (2020)
    I Can See Your Voice
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (2019)
    Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Ken Jeong in Dr. Ken (2015)
    Dr. Ken
    • created by
    • written by
    • story by ...
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • 1st Amendment Stand Up (2005)
    1st Amendment Stand Up
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Ken Jeong, Kevin Shea, and Steve Byrne in Kims of Comedy (2005)
    Kims of Comedy
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2005
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Couples Retreat: "Salvadore helps stretch Jason and Shane during yoga"
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Penguins of Madagascar
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The Hangover Part II
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The Hangover Part II
The Hangover Part II
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The Hangover Part II
Vampires Suck
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Vampires Suck
Vampires Suck
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Vampires Suck
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dr. Ken
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • July 13, 1969
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Spouse
    • Tran HoSeptember 2004 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Alexa Jeong
  • Parents
      D.K. Jeong
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Coca Cola
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    As of April 13, 2023, the Medical Board of California lists his medical license (A 65869) as "Renewed & Current" (meaning he meets requirements for the practice of medicine in California) until July 31, 2024. He is licensed to practice medicine under his birth name, Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong. This means that despite his successful career as an actor in film and television, Jeong so far continues to maintain his ability to return to his first career as a medical doctor.
  • Quotes
    (2011, on landing his role in Transformers 3) Transformers 3 was really a recommendation from Todd Phillips, actually, to Michael Bay. Michael Bay had a role for me in mind and I met with him last spring. I play a co-worker of Shia LaBeouf and it was one of the greatest moments of my career because I saw how the big boys do it. This is sci-fi, this is action, this is fantasy, this is Steven Spielberg producing, and all my scenes were with Shia. And to work with CGI is the hardest form of acting ever, for me personally...I have to create that energy myself and then react off that energy. It's so much harder to do, so much harder mentally. That's why I have the highest respect for Shia, because he does that all the time. Three movies. Michael is a genius at finessing those reactions out and finessing that vision.
  • Trademarks
      High pitched voice
  • Salary
    • The Hangover Part III
      (2013)
      $5,000,000

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