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Ken Jeong

Ken Jeong is the Korean American Actor born on 13 July, 1969. He is famous for his role as the comedic gangster, Leslie Chow, in The Hangover film. He is also a Physician and got his medical degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in 1995. In 2004, he got married with the lady named Tran Ho, who is also a doctor by profession.

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After some years of his marriage, he was blessed with twin babies. However, there was a bad news for both of them as his wife was diagnosed with cancer. The joy of having twin babies suddenly changed into sorrow. It was a difficult time for this loving couple and during the time when they were fighting the battle against this serious disease, Ken Jeong got the offer for Hangover. Tran Ho encouraged her husband to accept this offer and to become an actor. For two years, she fought for cancer and Ken Jeong stood by her side. They both shared a love bond and a beautiful relation. It is rare to find such love these days, but Ken and Tran Ho sure share an amazing bonding based on love, trust and respect. They always supported each other for each other’s betterment. There is not a single report that Tran Ho had a boyfriend, before her marriage.

Their relationship is so strong that even after seeing some girlfriends with Ken Jeong on the set of hangover, idea of divorce has not struck Tran Ho’s mind. She had full faith on Ken Jeong that he would not even think about cheating her. She has claimed that he would not have an extra marital affair because he loves her and his daughters very much and because he is an honest person. As he gets time from shooting of ‘Hangover’, he participates in her chemotherapies and supports his wife at every difficulty in life, she is facing.

He is very happy to have Tran Ho and after two years, she has started recovering. She beat the cancer and has started recovering from this disease. In many of his interviews and speeches, he had talked about how he turned from a physician to an actor. He always gives credit to his wife for his successful career, as an actor. Now, his net worth is $14 billion, but he does not have any family differences. He got Oscar award for his performance in hangover and at that time, he was in tears of joy.

Even though the couple is going through very hard times, his wife always taught him to move forward in life and take opportunities, as they come. This was confronted by Jeong in one of his interview. He helped his wife to go through the sessions of 16 chemotherapy and mastectomy. His wife insisted him to take up the Hangover offer, as, at the time, the offer was made, they were going for one of session of chemotherapy and Jeong wanted to be his wife, during the session. His presence and commitment to go with his wife also helped Ho to respond positively in the treatment and recover early.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 13 Jul, 1969
Age: 50 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: United States of America
Education: Duke University
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Gender: Male
Description: American comedian, actor and physician
Twitter Id: Kenjeong
Net Worth 2021: 14 million
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Last Modified: Jun 26 2020
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