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Dr. Ken is an American multi-camera sitcom created, written, and co-executive produced by its lead actor, Ken Jeong, who based the concept on his experience as a doctor prior to becoming a stand-up comedian. The ABC Studios/Sony Pictures Television co-production was picked up to series on May 7, 2015, and debuted on ABC on October 2, 2015. On October 20, 2015, ABC ordered a full season of 22 episodes for the first season.
The series chronicles the daily life of a brilliant physician who tries to balance his career with his family life, which can be difficult on both fronts, especially with having a therapist for a wife.
Dr. Ken has received negative reviews from television critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 7% approval rating, based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 2.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "Somebody please get Dr. Ken a doctor; seeking any signs of life. Or humor." On Metacritic, the series has a score of 26 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."
Kendrick Kang-Joh "Ken" Jeong (Korean: 정강조 Jeong Kang-jo, born July 13, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and former physician. He is best known for his roles as Ben Chang on the critically acclaimed NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community and gangster Leslie Chow in The Hangover Trilogy. He is currently the lead in the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken, for which he is also creator, writer, and executive producer.
Jeong was born in Detroit to South Korean immigrants, Young and Dong-Kuen Jeong. His father was a professor at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was raised in Greensboro and attended Walter Hines Page High School, where he took part in the High IQ team, played violin in the orchestra, and was elected to student council. He graduated at 16 and his achievements earned him Greensboro's Youth of the Year award. He completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University in 1990 and obtained his M.D. degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995.
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Come on again and again
I am that man, that she talks about, when she hangs with her friends
It's not the benz, why she's freakin out
It's what she thought of my ends
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Things ain't the same, now she screams and shouts
Come on again and again
I am that man, that she talks about, when she hangs with her friends
It's not the benz, why she's freakin out
It's what she thought of my ends
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Know when to go or when to tun
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Get up pon fate fi siddung
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And she a, cree like dem drunk rum
I am that man, that she dreams about, Dr. Know is my name
Things ain't the same, now she screams and shouts
Come on again and again
I am that man, that she talks about, when she hangs with her friends
It's not the benz, why she's freakin out
It's what she thought of my ends
If yuh waan a man a bun alot a trees
Not afraid to mek yuh see it a yuh knees
Yuh waan a man to mek yuh hung like a bee
Leave a message please
I am that man, that she dreams about, Dr. Know is my name
Things ain't the same, now she screams and shouts
Come on again and again
I am that man, that she talks about, when she hangs with her friends
It's not the benz, why she's freakin out