Ken Jeong
A real-life physician-turned-actor, Ken Jeong lit up the Hollywood radar with scene-stealing performances in high-grossing feature comedies like "Knocked Up" (2007) and "The Hangover" (2009). As a medical student in North Carolina, Jeong performed stand-up comedy in local clubs. He continued to hone his act while serving a residency in New Orleans, wherein in 1995 he won a comedy contest that was judged by former NBC entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff and Improv Comedy Club founder Budd Friedman. Both men encouraged Jeong to move to Hollywood. He did so in 1998, where he worked as a physician while also appearing in small television roles. Jeong's big break came in 2007 when he was cast in a bit role as an uptight but well-meaning obstetrician in Judd Apatow's hit comedy, "Knocked Up." Several roles quickly followed, including over-the-top turns in feature comedies like "Pineapple Express" (2008) and "The Hangover." He also appeared as a regular on the NBC sitcom, "Community" (NBC, 2009-15; Yahoo!, 2015), and in 2010 he appeared in several feature comedies, further demonstrating his ability as a talented comedic actor despite his medical background.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Going Home Again: Making The 4:30 Movie as Self
- 2024 · The 4:30 Movie as Manager Mike
- 2024 · My Spy The Eternal City as David Kim
- 2023 · Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
- 2023 · A Great Divide as Isaac Lee
- 2023 · Fool's Paradise as Lenny the Publicist
- 2023 · Animal Control as Roman Park
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Out of Office as Kyle
- 2022 · The Pentaverate as Skip Cho
- 2022 · Murderville as Ken Jeong
- 2022 · The Afterparty as Feng
- 2021 · My Little Pony: A New Generation as Sprout (voice)
- 2021 · Crime Scene Kitchen as Self - Guest Judge
- 2021 · Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
- 2021 · Boss Level as Chef Jake
- 2021 · Extinct as Clarance (voice)
- 2021 · Tom & Jerry as Chef Jackie
- 2020 · The Masked Dancer as Self - Panelist
- 2020 · WWE Slammy Awards 2020 as Self - Presenter
- 2020 · Occupation: Rainfall as Bud Miller
- 2020 · Over the Moon as Gobi (voice)
- 2020 · The Opening Act as Quinn
- 2020 · I Can See Your Voice as Self - Host
- 2020 · Scoob! as Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (voice)
- 2020 · Staged as Ken
- 2020 · Community Table Read as Ben Chang
- 2020 · FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America as Self
- 2020 · Elsewhere as Felix
- 2020 · Awkwafina is Nora From Queens as Dave Lee
- 2020 · My Spy as David Kim
- 2020 · The Masked Singer as Self - Panelist
- 2019 · Lady and the Tramp as Doctor
- 2019 · The Casagrandes as Mr. Stanley Chang (voice)
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as
- 2019 · Bless the Harts as Doug (voice)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin as Self
- 2019 · Dads as Self
- 2019 · Saving Zoë as Dr. Gallagher
- 2019 · Ken Jeong: Best Medicine as Self
- 2019 · What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage as
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Security Guard
- 2019 · Wonder Park as Cooper (voice)
- 2019 · Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho as Self
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Self - Panelist
- 2018 · Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas as Self
- 2018 · Then Came You as Officer Al
- 2018 · Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as Mr. Chu
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Luther H. Gillis
- 2018 · Magnum P.I. as Private Investigator Luther Gillis
- 2018 · Crazy Rich Asians as Goh Wye Mun
- 2017 · A Christmas Story Live! as Christmas Tree Man / Chinese Restaurant Owner
- 2017 · Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Christmas as Self
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · Killing Hasselhoff as Chris
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- 2016 · Justice League Action as Toyman (voice)
- 2016 · Serious Music as
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · I Hate Big Phony as Self
- 2016 · Ride Along 2 as AJ
- 2016 · Norm of the North as Mr. Greene (voice)
- 2015 · Dr. Ken as Dr. Ken
- 2015 · Advantageous as Han
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · I Hate Christian Laettner as Self
- 2015 · Ktown Cowboys as Ken Jeong
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · The DUFF as Mr. Arthur
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Gene
- 2014 · Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 2014 · Penguins of Madagascar as Short Fuse (voice)
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Dr. Allen Hu (voice)
- 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Short Fuse (voice)
- 2014 · Harmontown as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · Turbo FAST as Kim-Ly (voice)
- 2013 · Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
- 2013 · Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective as Self
- 2013 · Turbo as Kim-Ly (voice)
- 2013 · Despicable Me 2 as Floyd (voice)
- 2013 · Rapture-Palooza as God
- 2013 · The Hangover Part III as Mr. Chow
- 2013 · Pain & Gain as Johnny Wu
- 2012 · Sullivan & Son as
- 2012 · Burning Love as Ballerina
- 2012 · Burning Love as Ballerina
- 2011 · SNL Korea as Self
- 2011 · The Muppets as Punch Teacher Host
- 2011 · Talking Dead as Self
- 2011 · Zookeeper as Venom
- 2011 · Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Jerry Wang
- 2011 · The Hangover Part II as Mr. Chow
- 2011 · Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son as Mailman
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Dr. Yap (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Held Up as Doctor
- 2010 · Vampires Suck as Daro
- 2010 · How to Make Love to a Woman as Curtis Lee
- 2010 · Despicable Me as Talk Show Host (voice)
- 2010 · Mary Shelley's Frankenhole as (voice)
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Dr. Kang
- 2010 · Furry Vengeance as Neal Lyman
- 2009 · Men of a Certain Age as Kuo
- 2009 · Couples Retreat as Therapist
- 2009 · Community as Ben Chang
- 2009 · All About Steve as Angus
- 2009 · The Hangover as Mr. Chow
- 2009 · The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard as Teddy Dang
- 2009 · Glee as Pierce Pierce
- 2009 · Party Down as Alan Duk
- 2008 · Role Models as King Argotron
- 2008 · Pineapple Express as Ken
- 2008 · Step Brothers as Employment Agent
- 2007 · Uncle P as Bag Boy
- 2007 · Knocked Up as Dr. Kuni
- 2006 · 'Til Death as Dr. Park
- 2002 · Cedric the Entertainer Presents as Asian Thunder
- Future · Adventures in Wonder Park as Cooper
- Future · Unqualified as
- Future · Untitled Community Movie as Ben Chang
- Future · Tiger Mom as
- 2005 · The Kims of Comedy as Himself
- 2005 · The Office as Bill
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dr. Perlmutter (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Butch Johnson (voice)
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Coroner Myron Okubo
- 2004 · The Soup as
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Male Nurse
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · The Shield as Skip Osaka
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Steve Choi
- 2001 · Grounded for Life as
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Man in Jersey #1
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Sung Chul Yang
- 1995 · MADtv as Passenger
- 1995 · MADtv as Ken
- 1993 · WWE Raw as
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Performer
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Korean Monks (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest