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EGOT

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An EGOT is an acronym for winning the four major American performing arts awards: an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Achieving an EGOT is a highly coveted accomplishment in the entertainment industry.

The term was coined in 1984 by actor Philip Michael Thomas. While initially a lesser-known aspiration, the EGOT gained significant public recognition after being featured in the sitcom 30 Rock.

As of the provided information, twenty-two individuals have achieved a competitive EGOT. Composer Richard Rodgers was the first to accomplish this feat in 1962.12

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Mel Brooks
Work as producer and actor
…entertainers to have earned an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He followed this in 2007 with a Broadway musical based on Young Frankenstein. Brooks was named a Kennedy Center honoree in 2009 for his contributions to American comedy. His memoir, All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business,…
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…entertainers to have earned an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He followed this in 2007 with a Broadway musical based on Young Frankenstein. Brooks was named a Kennedy Center honoree in 2009 for his contributions to American comedy. His memoir, All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business,…
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Viola Davis
Later work and EGOT
…Black woman to win an EGOT. In 2025 Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award (a Golden Globe for lifetime achievement).
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…Black woman to win an EGOT. In 2025 Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award (a Golden Globe for lifetime achievement).
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Whoopi Goldberg
…Black woman to win an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
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…Black woman to win an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
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Jennifer Hudson
…Black woman to win an EGOT. Also in 2022 she began hosting the daytime talk show The Jennifer Hudson Show.
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…Black woman to win an EGOT. Also in 2022 she began hosting the daytime talk show The Jennifer Hudson Show.
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John Legend
…North American entertainment awards (EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
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…North American entertainment awards (EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
Later career
…select few to earn an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He later served as an executive producer on a film adaptation of Cats (2019), which was directed by Tom Hooper and featured an all-star cast including Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Idris Elba, and James
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…select few to earn an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He later served as an executive producer on a film adaptation of Cats (2019), which was directed by Tom Hooper and featured an all-star cast including Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Idris Elba, and James
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Alan Menken
…North American entertainment awards (EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
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…North American entertainment awards (EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
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Rita Moreno
…third person to win an EGOT; earlier that year Helen Hayes had accomplished the feat. In 1978 Moreno claimed her second Emmy, for her work on The Rockford Files. She later appeared as a nun/counselor in the prison drama Oz (1997–2003), and she had guest roles in numerous series, including…
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…third person to win an EGOT; earlier that year Helen Hayes had accomplished the feat. In 1978 Moreno claimed her second Emmy, for her work on The Rockford Files. She later appeared as a nun/counselor in the prison drama Oz (1997–2003), and she had guest roles in numerous series, including…
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Tim Rice
Later career: Chess, Disney, and Elton John
…entertainers who have won an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
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…entertainers who have won an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
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Richard Rodgers
…entertainment figures to have achieved EGOT status, having won all four of the major performing-arts awards in North America: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
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…entertainment figures to have achieved EGOT status, having won all four of the major performing-arts awards in North America: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
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