Ken Jeong

Ken Jeong
Jeong in 2012
Birth nameKendrick Kang-Joh Jeong
Born (1969-07-13) July 13, 1969
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Medium
NationalityAmerican
South Korean
Education
Years active1995–present
Genres
Spouse
Tran Ho
(m. 2004)
Children2
Websitekenjeong.com
Korean name
Hangul
정강조
RRJeong Gangjo
MRChŏng Kangjo

Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (/ʌŋ/ JUNG; Korean: 정강조; born July 13, 1969) is a South Korean-American stand-up comedian and actor. 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). 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.