Ken Jeong to Star in New ABC Medical Pilot

According to Deadline, Ken Jeong's ABC medical pilot DR. KEN has been picked up by ABC after it was originally developed for NBC in 2013.

The series, DR. KEN, will be written by Jared Stern and produced by Sony Pictures TV, Davis Entertainment and Fox, alongside Jeong.

Jeong completed his M.D. at the University of North Carolina, as well as an internal medicine residency at the Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, before deciding to commit to comedy full-time.

Jeong currently stars as a regular in NBC's Community, which is coming up on its fifth, and potentially final, season. His film credits include Despicable Me, The Hangover, The Muppets, Zookeeper, Couples Retreat, Pineapple Express and more.

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