Ken Jeong

Born: 1969-07-13, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (/dʒʌŋ/ JUNG; Korean: 정강조; born July 13, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became famous 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 sitcom Dr. Ken (2015–2017), in which he portrays the titular character. 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 practising in favour of his acting career. He appears as a panellist on the American version of the singing competition show The Masked Singer and appeared in the first series of the British version. He also serves as the host of I Can See Your Voice.

Filmography