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Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong is an America-born actor, comedian and physician. He has a net worth of $14 million. Ken’s fame and wealth comes primarily from his acting career, though he has done other things too. He is popularly known as Dr. Ken. He is known for his performance in a popular television series “Community” that was produced by NBC. He is notable in the Hangover movies where he plays the role of Mr. Chow.
Ken was born on July 13th 1969. He is originally from Detroit, Michigan – his parents are Young and D.K. Jeong. Ken’s father D.K. Young was a professor at the University of North Carolina.
Jeong grew up in Greensboro. He attended the Walter Hines Page High School. He was also a part of the high school’s High IQ team. He used to play violin in the orchestra. Jeong was later elected by the school council. At the age of 16, he graduated and earned a Youth award of the year. In 1990, Ken completed his undergraduate studies from the Duke University. Later, he went on to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to attain his medical degree in 1995.
Ken was a “Big Easy Lay Off” winner at the NBC program that was judged by Brandon Tartikoff and Budd Friedman who is the founder of The Imporv. Ken has been appearing on screen for various television shows. He appeared in NBC’s “The Office”, and also on “Entourage” and “Curb your Enthusiasm” of HBO. Ken debuted on-screen with “Knocked Up” with the role Dr. Kuni. Ken has also appeared in Pineapple Express, Role Models, All About Steve, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Couples Retreat, Zookeeper, The Hangover, The Hangover Part II, and Transformer.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
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2012 |
Salary |
Salary from The Hangover Part III |
$5,000,000 |