Ken Jeong
Kendrick "Ken" Kang-Joh Jeong (born July 13, 1969 in Greensboro , North Carolina ), sometimes also Dr. Called Ken , is an American comedian , actor, and doctor . He is known for incorporating his medical knowledge into his comedies .
Life
Ken Jeong graduated from Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . His breakthrough came when he won Big Easy Laff-Off , which featured NBC President Brandon Tartikoff and Budd Friedman on the jury. The two persuaded Jeong to move to Los Angeles to perform regularly at comedy clubs The Improv and Laugh Factory .
Jeong achieved greater fame with the portrayal of the gangster Leslie Chow in the Hangover trilogy. On the NBC television series Community , Ken Jeong played a leading role as Ben Chang from 2009 to 2015 .
In 2018 he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography (selection)
Feature films
- 1997: Big Easy - Streets of Sin ( The Big Easy , TV series, episode 2x06 Deadly Serenade )
- 2007: The first time ( Knocked Up )
- 2008: Ananas Express ( Pineapple Express )
- 2008: Step Brothers ( Step Brothers )
- 2008: role models ?! ( Role models )
- 2009: The Goods - Fast Cars, Fast Deals ( The Goods )
- 2009: Hangover ( The Hangover )
- 2009: All About Steve ( All About Steve )
- 2009: All Inclusive ( Couples Retreat )
- 2009: The Goods - Fast Cars, Fast Deals ( The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard )
- 2010: Beilight - Until (s) dinner ( Vampires Suck )
- 2010: I - Despicable ( Despicable Me , Voice)
- 2010: Pure fur thing ( Furry Vengeance )
- 2011: Big Momma 's House - The Double Portion ( Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son )
- 2011: Hangover 2 ( The Hangover: Part II )
- 2011: Zookeeper ( Zookeeper )
- 2011: Transformers 3 ( Transformers: Dark of the Moon )
- 2013: Hangover 3 ( The Hangover: Part III )
- 2013: I - Despicable 2 ( Despicable Me 2 , Voice)
- 2013: Pain & Gain
- 2013: Turbo - Little Snail, Big Dream ( Turbo )
- 2014: The Penguins of Madagascar ( Penguins of Madagascar )
- 2015: DUFF - Don't you have one, are you one ( The Duff )
- 2016: Ride Along: Next Level Miami ( Ride Along 2 )
- 2016: Norm - King of the Arctic ( Norm of the North , voice of Mr. Greene )
- 2017: Killing Hasselhoff
- 2018: Crazy Rich (Crazy Rich Asians)
- 2018: Goosebumps 2: Scary Halloween (Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween)
- 2019: Susi und Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
- 2019: Avengers: Endgame
- 2020: The Spy Next Door (My Spy)
TV Shows
- 2003–2005: MADtv (4 episodes)
- 2005: Two and a Half Men (episode 2x17)
- 2007: Boston Legal (episode 4x02)
- 2008: Marriage is ... ( 'Til Death , 2 episodes)
- 2008: Worst Week (2 episodes)
- 2009, 2011: American Dad (3 episodes, voice)
- 2009–2015: Community (92 episodes)
- 2015: Glee (2 episodes)
- 2014, 2018: BoJack Horseman (2 episodes, voice)
- 2015–2017: Dr. Ken (44 episodes)
- 2016: Fresh Off the Boat (Episode 3x01)
- 2018–2019: Magnum PI (2 episodes)
- since 2019: The Masked Singer (juror)
- since 2020: The Masked Singer (juror)
Awards
MTV Movie Award 2010 for the best What-The-Fuck Moment
Web links
- Ken Jeong in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- One-hour interview on theStream.tv (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ancestry.com. US Public Records Index, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jeong, Ken |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dr. Ken (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comedian, actor, and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greensboro , North Carolina , United States |