Yet another film to add to Ken Jeong’s resume. Seems like every other week Ken Jeong is in a film these days. This summer he’s been in The Hangover, The Goods, Sayonara Davey for Funny People, and on WWE. He’ll also be Senor Chang on Community this Fall. This weekend he’s in “All About Steve”. As you can tell from the photo, Dr. Ken is part of the TV crew. Here’s a synopsis of “All About Steve”:
For Mary (Sandra Bullock), nothing is typical, especially relationships. When she is set up on a blind date with handsome cable-news cameraman Steve, Mary thinks the chemistry is undeniable – that Steve is “the one.” Steve (Bradley Cooper), on the other hand, thinks Mary is crazy. Mary, who just knows she’s found her soul mate, decides to do anything and go anywhere to be with him. She begins to pursue Steve relentlessly as he crisscrosses the country, covering breaking news stories.Mary’s escalating infatuation with Steve, is encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes (Thomas Haden Church), who enjoys torturing his insolent cameraman at every opportunity. With Mary never far behind and Hartman urging her on, Steve becomes increasingly unhinged.
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KEN JEONG is quickly establishing himself as the go-to character actor for today’s hit comedies. In the summer of 2009, Jeong appeared as the Asian-mobster Mr. Chow in the sleeper-hit comedy “The Hangover,” also starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. The film stayed at the top of the box-office two weekends in a row, and to date has grossed $205 million at the domestic box office.
Since his feature film debut as the doctor in “Knocked Up” in 2007, Jeong has gone on to a number of memorable roles in a series of successful comedies. Directed, written and produced by Judd Apatow, Jeong’s first film grossed $219 million at the worldwide box office. The year 2008 saw Jeong with his first major role as the villain in “Role Models.” Taking on the role of King Argotron, Jeong acted opposite Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. The film went on to gross over $90 million worldwide. The same year saw Jeong with bit parts in two other major comedies, “Pineapple Express” and “Step Brothers.”
Jeong’s career path started off on a different course. He earned his undergraduate degree at Duke University and went on to attain his medical degree at the University of North Carolina. Jeong completed his Internal Medicine residence in New Orleans all the while developing his comedy. In 1995, Jeong won the Big Easy Laff Off. The competition, which was judged by former NBC President Brandon Tartikoff and Improv founder Bud Friedman, turned out to be his big break as Tartikoff and Friedman urged Jeong to head to Los Angeles.
Once in Los Angeles, Jeong began performing regularly at the Improv and Laugh Factory, and was seen on a number of television shows including “The Office,” “Entourage,” and “MADtv.” It wasn’t until his pivotal role as Dr. Kuni in “Knocked Up” though that Jeong solidified himself as a feature film comedian. In 2006 Jeong and fellow comedian Mike O’Connell also left a mark on YouTube, as “Million Dollar Strong,” a spoof rap duo. Since the video’s posting in 2006, the video has garnered over 1 million views and Jeong and O’Connell have been tapped by MTV Films to write and star in the film version.
Jeong will next be seen in the Will Ferrell produced film, “The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard” opposite Jeremy Piven. Additional upcoming films with Jeong set to star include the comedies, “Couples Retreat,” “Despicable Me” and “The Zookeeper.”