page_title: Ken Jeong
section_title: 1990–1998: Medical residency
hierarchical_section_title: Ken Jeong / Career / 1990–1998: Medical residency
caption_attribution_description: English: KTown Cowboys Daniel Dae Kim and Ken Jeong at SXSW 2015
context_page_description: Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, writer, television personality and a licensed physician. He has appeared in Knocked Up, Role Models, Community, The Hangover film series, Furry Vengeance, Ride Along 2, and Crazy Rich Asians. Jeong was the lead in the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken, of which he was also the creator, writer, and executive producer.
  Jeong is a licensed physician, but stopped practicing in favor of his acting career. He currently appears as a panelist on both the American and British versions of the singing competition show The Masked Singer.
context_section_description: 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. 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 in internal medicine at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. 
  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.
caption: Jeong in March 2015
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