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Ken Jeong Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1969-07-13

Birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Credits:
164 Total Roles

Ken Jeong

Acting

The MovieWise Take

"Ken Jeong has masterfully pivoted from the frantic, high-octane chaos of *The Hangover* to becoming the unlikely, essential backbone of modern blockbuster cinema. He is a comedic chameleon whose presence now acts as a definitive seal of quality across both genre-defining sagas and billion-dollar animated franchises."

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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade MOVIE Self
2025 Wicked: One Wonderful Night MOVIE Self
2025 99 to Beat TV Self - Host
2025 Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special MOVIE Self
2025 KPop Demon Hunters MOVIE Bobby (voice)
2025 Tiger Mom MOVIE Jimmy Khu
2024 The Secret of Zhu MOVIE Sui Zhu / Batzhuey (voice)
2024 Going Home Again: Making The 4:30 Movie MOVIE Self
2024 The 4:30 Movie MOVIE Manager Mike
2024 My Spy The Eternal City MOVIE David Kim

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