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Ken Jeong and his wife Tran Ho celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary

Ken Jeong and his wife Tran Ho celebrate an important milestone.

The 55-year-old actor/comedian and Ho have been officially married for 20 years.

Jeong marked the special anniversary with an old Instagram photo of him and Ho, apparently from their wedding in September 2004.

“Twenty years have passed, an eternity lies ahead. You still complete me, Ho. ❤️,” he wrote under the sweet photo.

Jeong and Ho met at a singles meeting at a Los Angeles hospital, where they both worked as doctors long before he became a famous actor.

During a 2015 appearance at Slate's Death, sex and money Podcasts, The Masked Singer The judge reflected on seeing Ho for the first time.

“We both realized – oh my God, this is incredible,” he recalls. “She made me laugh. She was really the first person I'd ever met who made me laugh so much. She's just so funny. Our love of comedy really bonded us. You don't meet many people in medicine, let alone date them, who like that sort of thing, but we had that in common.”

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He has always thanked his wife for supporting his acting career after he left The first time as a doctor. In the same year, he and Ho had twin daughters Alexa and Zooey.

His breakthrough came with a role in the Hangover in 2009 and clarified that he had Ho's permission to strip and appear nude in the comedy.

“I got her permission. I'm not stupid,” he told PEOPLE at the film's premiere. “I read it to her before I read it to her. [director] “Todd Phillips.”

Ken Jeong and Tran Ho in 2023.

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“I'm very lucky to have a supportive wife,” he added. “In fact, she said this is going to be a feel-good film because every man is going to go home feeling good.”

He later wrote in a personal essay for HuffPost in 2011 that she supported his decision to pursue acting, even though she was undergoing breast cancer treatment and raising their young daughters.

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“I wanted to say no, but Tran encouraged me not to,” he said of his role in The Hangover. “She didn't let her diagnosis change our lives or take away our dreams.”

He continued, “Ever since we met, she has been my biggest supporter in my efforts to pursue a career as a comedian. She knew this was my opportunity and selflessly put herself second.”