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Ken Jeong (Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong) was born on 13 July, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., is an American comedian, actor, and physician (born 1969). Discover Ken Jeong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?

Popular As Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong
Occupation N/A
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 13 July 1969
Birthday 13 July
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Ken Jeong Height, Weight & Measurements

At 54 years old, Ken Jeong height is 1.65 m .

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Height 1.65 m
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Who Is Ken Jeong's Wife?

His wife is Tran Ho (m. 2004)

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Wife Tran Ho (m. 2004)
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Children 2

Ken Jeong Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ken Jeong worth at the age of 54 years old? Ken Jeong’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Ken Jeong's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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1969

Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (, ; born July 13, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong was born on July 13, 1969, in Detroit, Michigan, to South Korean immigrant parents, D.K. and Young Jeong.

He moved to North Carolina at the age of four, and was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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.

1986

He graduated in 1986 at the age of 16, and later went on to receive Greensboro's Youth of the Year award for his achievements.

Jeong began pursuing acting while a sophomore at Duke University.

He briefly considered majoring in drama while still continuing his pre-med coursework.

1990

He graduated from Duke in 1990 and obtained his M.D. at the UNC School of Medicine in 1995.

The summer before medical school, he took theater classes at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Jeong's background in theater and improv started while he was still a medical student in North Carolina.

He was a regular at open mic nights in the Raleigh-Durham circuit, performing at Charlie Goodnights in Raleigh and Tootie's Durham Comedy Club.

1992

He also emceed The Comedy Spot programming series on Duke University campus 1992 and 1993 (produced by his friend Kendrick Jahng) opening for Margaret Cho, Jeff Dunham, and others.

Jeong completed his residency at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.

1995

Jeong won the Big Easy Laff-Off in 1995 while still in residency.

NBC president Brandon Tartikoff and The Improv founder Budd Friedman were judges and they both urged Jeong to move to Los Angeles.

1998

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.

He began performing regularly at The Improv and Laugh Factory comedy clubs.

His stand-up work led to several television appearances, including NBC's The Office, FOX's MADtv, HBO's Entourage, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

2002

In 2002, Jeong landed a spot on Comedy Central's Comic Groove.

Jeong was also on Kims of Comedy.

He made his film debut in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up as Dr. Kuni, which proved to be his breakout performance.

From that point forward he was able to transition from medicine into a full-time career in the entertainment industry.

2006

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.

Early in Jeong's career, he studied with director Natalia Lazarus at the Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory where she coached him for his film debut in Knocked Up.

Lazarus coached Jeong from 2006 – 2012 for all of his film and television roles through The Hangover Part II.

Subsequently, he has appeared in Step Brothers; Pineapple Express; Role Models as King Argotron; All About Steve; The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard; Couples Retreat; and as Mr. Chow in The Hangover, The Hangover Part II, and The Hangover Part III.

He co-starred in Zookeeper, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Crazy Rich Asians.

2009

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).

2010

Jeong played Señor Chang on the NBC sitcom Community and was nominated for the show's "Male Breakout Star" at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards.

He 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.

In fall 2010, Adidas basketball began a wide-ranging marketing campaign in which he starred as "Slim Chin", alongside NBA stars Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose.

2011

On May 22, 2011, he hosted the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on ABC and was featured in a Hands Only CPR PSA campaign from the American Heart Association on June 15, 2011.

2012

In 2012, it was reported that Jamie Foxx and Jeong have each agreed to star in movies written and produced by the other.

Foxx has agreed to take a leading role in the Jeong's buddy comedy After Prom.

Jeong, in turn, would star in Foxx's sports comedy All-Star Weekend.

He also started as the voice of Dr. Yap in the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.

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).

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.