Net Worth | $14 Million |
Name | Ken Jeong |
Date of Birth | 13 July 1969 |
Age | 54 Years Old |
Gender | Male |
Ken Jeong Net Worth
$14 Million
Ken Jeong popularly known as Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong is a South Korean, American actor, writer, producer, stand-up comedian and physician. As of 2024, Ken Jeong’s net worth is $14 million. He acclaimed fame with his lead appearance in the American multi-camera sitcom ‘Dr. Ken” and as “Ben Chang” an award-winning American comedy-drama sitcom “Community”.
He has appeared in the comedy films “The Hangover”, “The Hangover Part II” and “The Hangover Part III in which he played the role of “Leslie Chow” and was featured as “Dr. Kuni” in the romantic comedy film “Knocked up”. He has his official website titled kenjeong.com through which he stays connected with his fans.
Ken Jeong Wiki/Biography
Born on 13 July 1969, Ken Jeong’s age is 54 Years Old as of 2024. He was brought up and raised in an upper-middle-class family from Detroit, Michigan, United States, shifted to North Carolina after his birth. He is known to be a South Korean and American by nationality and follows the Christian religion.
Ken Jeong got his early education from Walter Hines Page High School, North Carolina Afterwards he enrolled himself at Duke University from where he completed his graduation.
Later he also attended the Chapel Hill School of Medicine, the University of North Carolina from where he attained his M.D.degree. He always had a passion for acting and comedy and also took theatre classes at the University of California, Los Angeles. He started performing at open mic nights, and comedy clubs while studying as a medical student.
Name | Ken Jeong |
Full Name | Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong |
Net Worth | $14 Million |
Date of Birth | 13 July 1969 |
Age | 54 Years Old |
Birth Place | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Currently Live in | Detroit |
Profession | Actor, Writer, Producer, Stand-up Comedian and Physician |
Debut |
Film: The Hangover (2009) Television Series: Community (2009) |
Years Active | 1995 – Present |
Famous Role | Leslie Chow in Film The Hangover (2009) |
Nationality | South Korean and American |
Religion | Christian |
Ethnicity | South Korean |
Hometown | Detroit, Michigan |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
School/High School | Walter Hines Page High School, North Carolina, United States |
College/University | Duke University, North Carolina, United States Chapel Hill School of Medicine (The University of North Carolina) University of California, Los Angeles, United States |
Education Qualification | Graduate |
Family, Wife & Relationships
Ken Jeong’s Parents are D.K. and Young. Ken Jeong’s father’s name is D.K. Jeong, who worked as an economics professor at North Carolina A&T State University.
His mother’s name is Young Jeong, who was a housewife.
He has two older twin sisters one of them named Wendi Park, who works as a talk show host.
Ken Jeong’s marital status is married. He was married to Tran Jeong, who is a Vietnamese-American and works as a physician.
The couple tied a knot in 2004, Since then they are living their married life happily with each other. The couple has two twin daughters named Zooey Jeong and Alexa Jeong.
Father Name | D.K. Jeong |
Mother Name | Young Jeong |
Brother Name | – |
Sister Name | Wendi Park |
Girlfriend | Tran Jeong |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife | Tran Jeong |
Children Name | Zooey Jeong (Daughter) Alexa Jeong (Daughter) |
Physical Appearance
Ken Jeong is a young good-looking smart and handsome man with a charming and dashing personality. He owns a strong and attractive physique with impressive body measurements and a normal body type.
He is about 5 feet 5 inches in height and his body weight is around 69 kg. He has short and stylish black color hair and also has blistering dark brown color beautiful and mesmerizing eyes.
Height (approx) | in centimeters: 167 cm in meters: 1.67 m in feet inches: 5’ 5” |
Weight (approx) | in kilograms: 69kg in pounds: 152 lbs |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career
Ken Jeong debuted on television in 1997 as “Dr. Tang” in an episode of the crime drama series “The Big Easy”. He was shown in a few episodes of the popular television series such as “The Downer Channel”, “Staged”, “Drop the Mic”, “Magnum P.I.”, “The Kids Are Alright”, “Fresh Off the Boat”, “Hot in Cleveland”, “Glee”, “Party Down”, “Entourage”, “Boston Legal”, “Three Strikes”, “Significant Others”, “Crossing Jordan” and lots of others.
He has lent his voice for the animated series like “American Dad!”, “Bob’s Burgers”, “Kung Fu Panda”, “Turbo FAST”, “BoJack Horseman”, “Robot Chicken”, “P. King Duckling”, “The Simpsons”, “The Casagrande’s” and “The Loud House”. He portrayed the main role of “Ken Park” and was the creator, writer, and executive producer of the ABC series “Dr. Ken”.
He has also worked as a celebrity panelist in the American reality singing competition series “The Masked Singer” and as a guest judge in an episode of the talent show competition “America’s Got Talent”. Moreover, he has hosted the South Korean music game show “I Can See Your Voice” in 2020.
Ken has made his appearance in many hit films as he landed the role of “King Argotron” in the comedy film “Role Models” in 2008.
The Comedy film “Neal Lyman” in the 2010 comedy-drama film “Furry Vengeance”. He made an opportunity to appear in award-winning “The Hangover series films from 2009 to 2013. Some of his significant filming works include “Step Brothers”, “Pineapple Express”, “Despicable Me”, “Couples Retreat”, “All About Steve”, “Pain & Gain”, “Advantageous”, “My Spy”, “The Opening Act”, “Boss Level” and many more.
He portrayed the character “Jackie” in the family comedy-drama film “Tom & Jerry” and “Goh Wye Mun” in the romantic comedy-drama film “Crazy Rich Asians”. He provided his voice for the animated films as “Over the Moon”, “Extinct”, “Scoob”, “Wonder Park”, “Birds of Paradise”, “Penguins of Madagascar”, “Norm of the North”, “Turbo” and others. He will be seen in his upcoming comedy film “El Tonto” too.
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