'Ken Jeong , as Johnny Wu, a motivational speaker. Jeong completed his internal medicine residency at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans while developing his stand-up comedy. He is a licensed physician in California.
Has twin daughters, Alexa and Zooey.
Wife Tran is also a doctor.
Grew up in Greensboro, NC and graduated from Walter Hines Page High School in 1986.
As of 4-11-13, the Medical Board of California lists his medical license (#A 65869) as "Renewed & Current" (meaning he meets requirements for the practice of medicine in California) until July 31, 2014. He is licensed to practice medicine under his birth name, Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong.
As of March 30, 2015, the Medical Board of California lists his medical license (65869) as "Renewed & Current" (meaning he meets requirements for the practice of medicine in California) until July 31, 2016. He is licensed to practice medicine under his birth name, Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong. This means that despite his successful career as an actor in film and television, Jeong so far continues to maintain his ability to return to his first career as a medical doctor.
[on working as an MD during the day and doing improv at night]: I was,the funniest doctor in America who was an Asian, under five-foot-nine,and living in Los Angeles.
