>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
MY NEXT GUEST TONIGHT IS A COMEDIAN AND DOCTOR NAMED KEN
WHO PLAYS DR. KEN ON THE ABC SERIES "DR. KEN."
PLEASE WELCOME, DR. KEN JEONG!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YOU BROUGHT IT,
MAN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
AS I SAID BRIEFLY BACKSTAGE, I'M A BIG FAN.
>> LIKEWISE.
>> Stephen: I DID NOT KNOW THIS ABOUT YOU, YOU'RE A
CAROLINA BOY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: I'M FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, YOU'RE FROM NORTH
CAROLINA.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHERE IS YOUR ACCENT?
>> I THINK THEY WERE LOST WITH MY IMMIGRANT KOREAN PARENTS IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
I THINK BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCENT AND DIDN'T SAY Y'ALL,
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHY.
>> Stephen: MY PARENTS ARE FROM LARCHMONT, AND I SAY Y'ALL.
DID YOU EVER HAVE ANY KIND OF ACCENT, EVEN WHEN YOU GET ANGRY
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> IT WOULD BE FUNNY IF I HAD THE THICKEST KOREAN ACCENT AND
THEN GOT REALLY MAD.
NEVER HAPPENED.
>> Stephen: YOU TAEPPEDDED DUKE.
>> YUP, WENT TO DUKE.
>> Stephen: ATTENDED DUKE, THEN U.N.C. FOR MED SCHOOL.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU'RE A MEDICAL DOCTOR.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THEY KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW, BUT QUITE AN
INTERESTING CAREER.
WAS THAT TOUGH GOING FROM DUKE TO U.N.C.
THAT'S LIKE CRIPS AND BLOODS SITUATION.
>> YES, IT WAS.
TO BE HONEST, YOU GOTTA STAY LOYAL TO YOUR UNDERGRAD COLORS
AND I WAS REALLY OBNOXIOUS AS A DUKE GRAD.
I WOULD ACTUALLY DRIVE UP TO THE CAROLINA CAMPUS-- I HAD A DARK
BLUE MUSTANG WITH DUKE BUMPER STICKERS.
I HAD DARK BLUE SWEAT PANTS WITH DUKE ON MY ASS.
AND I WOULD JUST WALK EYE WOULD JUST WALK TO THE MED SCHOOL.
I WAS BRAZEN.
I WAS OBNOXIOUS YOU.
>> Stephen: STILL CAN'T PULL FOR U.N.C., EVEN THOUGH U.N.C.
IS IN THE FINAL FOUR.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I RESPECT IT-- IF U.N.C. MED SCHOOL HAD A TEAM, YES.
I KNOW SOME UROLOGISTS WITH SWEET "J"s, BUT I'M JUST
SAYING.
YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: YOU WENT FROM MEDICINE TO ACTING.
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: YOU DID ALL THAT WORK TO BECOME A DOCTOR.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER FEEL THAT YOU JUST--
>> A WASTE.
>> Stephen: JUST THREW IT AWAY.
>> THREW IT AWAY, YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT'S LIKE 22-30, RIGHT?
LIKE THAT WHOLE-- BECAUSE IF INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY AND
THAT KIND OF STUFF.
>> YEAH, IT'S TRUE.
I THINK THAT -- >> Stephen: HOW DID YOU TELL
YOUR PARENTS?
>> VERY CAREFULLY.
YOU KNOW, FOR ME-- EVEN WHEN I WAS AN UNDERGRADUATE, EVEN WHEN
I WAS IN SCHOOL, I DID A LITTLE BIT OF PERFORMING.
AND SO AT DUKE I GOT BITTEN BY THE ACTING BUG.
SO I WOULD DO SOME THEATER, AND THEN IT JUST-- ALL THIS-- MY
WHOLE CAREER IS JUST A-- JUST A BIG HAPPY FLUKE, YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU STILL LICENSED AS A PHYSICIAN?
>> YEAH, TECHNICALLY I'M LICENSED TO BE A DOCTOR.
I DON'T PRACTICE ANYMORE.
IT'S JUST MORE -- >> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE TO
RE-UP?
>> YOU HAVE TO DO CONTINUING EDUCATION, RE-UP ONLINE OR GO TO
CONFERENCES OR ONLINE CONFERENCES TO KIND OF RE-UP.
>> Stephen: WHO GIVES IT TO YOU?
DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO LIKE THE D.M.V.?
"NAME A BONE!" >> FEMUR, CONGRATS.
HERE'S YOUR LICENSE.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU STILL WRITE PRESCRIPTIONS?
>> I CAN TECHNICALLY STILL WRITE PRESCRIPTIONS, BUT I DON'T.
>> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY NOT, OBVIOUSLY NOT.
STICK AROUND.
( LAUGHTER ) IN ANN DR. KEN YOU PLAY A GUY NA
DR. KEN.
IT'S BASICALLY YOUR LIFE BEFORE YOU'RE FAMOUS.
>> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: IS THAT WEIRD?
OR DIFFICULT?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: I PLAYED SOMEBODY NAMED ME BUT WASN'T LIKE ME.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY PLAYING SOMEBODY NAMED YOU WHO IS LIKE YOU?
>> TO YOUR POINT, I FEEL LIKE THE SHOW IS AN ALTERNATE
TIMELINE HAD THE HANGOVER NEVER HAPPENED.
HAD I NOT JUMPED OUT NAKED OUT OF A TRUNK, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
MY LIFE.
>> Stephen: WHEN, BY THE WAY, WHICH, BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO
SAY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THE MINUTE.
>> -- AS A PERFORMER, AS A COMEDIAN, AS A MIDDLE-AGED MAN,
WHEN I SAW YOU JUMP OUT OF THAT TRUNK AND JUST START WAILING ON
THEM, I THOUGHT, "I LOVE THIS MAN LIKE A BROTHER."
I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT WAS.
ARE YOU UP FOR ANYTHING?
WILL YOU DO OR TRY ANYTHING?
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WON'T TRY?
>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY-- LIKE, WHEN THE CAMERA
IS ON, THERE'S NOTHING I WON'T DO.
>> Stephen: SURE THE ADRENALINE OF THE LENS.
>> THE ADRENALINE OF THE LENS, BUT I THINK WHEN THE CAMERA IS
OFF, I'M REALLY JUST YOUR BASIC, MIDDLE-AGED ASIAN MAN WHO IS
AFRAID TO GO ON A ROLLER COASTER YOU.
>> Stephen: DON'T LIKE ROLLER COASTER?
>> NO, I DON'T.
WE WENT TO DISNEY WORLD-- WE WENT TO ORLANDO LAST YEAR, AND
I'M JUST TERRIFIED OF GOING ON SPACE MOUNTAIN.
>> Stephen: NO SPACE MOUNTAIN.
>> NO, REALLY BAD.
ANY ROLLER COASTER WHERE YOU HAVE TO GO UPSIDE DOWN I CAN'T
STAND IT.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT BOTHERS ME ABOUT SPACE MOUNTAIN,
IT'S IN THE DARK AND I HAVE FANTASIES OF DECAPITATION.
>> ME, TOO.
>> Stephen: YOU SEE FLASHES OF BEAMS AND STUFF, AND IT WILL
JUST TAKE MY HEAD OFF.
>> IF YOUR HEAD IS CHOPPED OFF, HAVE THE DECENCY TO SEE WHAT'S
GOING TO CHOP IT.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
I KNOW THE PHOTO AT THE END, MY FAMILY IS GOING, WHEEE!
AND I'LL BE CHOPPED.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU WERE A POPULAR NERD IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> OH, GOD.
>> Stephen: A POPULAR NERD IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> OH, GEEZ!
OH, MAN!
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE THAT?
HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE BOTH NERD AND POPULAR WITHOUT BETRAYING YOUR
NERD-DOM?
>> I THINK I WAS ALWAYS JUST-- AS A KID, JUST A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
GUY WHO WAS VERY ACADEMICALLY DRIVEN, BUT I JUST-- I WAS
ALWAYS UP FAIR LAUGH.
AND I THINK I JUST EYE DON'T KNOW.
I JUST HAD-- THERE WAS JUST A CERTAIN WAY I BEHAVED.
ALMOST LIKE-- I WISH I COULD FIND MY ADOLESCENCE STILL.
THERE WAS SOMETHING NICE ABOUT BEING-- I HAD ONE GOAL AS A KID
WAS TO GET BOA GOOD COLLEGE BUT HAVE A LAUGH ALONG THE WAY.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO GO BACK AND LIVE THAT LIFE.
THAT'S NICE.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US.
KEN, LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
"DR. KEN" AIRS FRIDAYS ON ABC.
KEN JEONG, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.