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Composer Richard Rodgers is the first person to ever win an EGOT or PEGOT
Actress Helen Hayes is the first female to win an EGOT
Composer Robert Lopez is the first Asian, fastest with a 10 year span, and youngest EGOT winner at aged 39
Actor John Gielgud is the oldest EGOT winner at aged 87
Actress Whoopi Goldberg is the first black EGOT winner
Actress Rita Moreno is the first Hispanic EGOT or PEGOT winner

EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the honor given to people who have won all four awards.[1][2] These awards honor good performances in television, recording, movie, and theatre.[3]

EGOT is seen as one of the highest achievements any person in the Hollywood industry can get.[4]

As of September 2024, twenty-one people are EGOTS.[5]

List of EGOTS

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Name Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony EGOT completed Year span Age at completion Category(s)
Richard Rodgers 1962 1960[n 1] 1946 1950[n 1][n 2] 1962 16 59 years, 10 months Composer, producer
Helen Hayes[n 3] 1953 1977 1932[n 1] 1947[n 1][n 2] 1977 45 76 years, 4 months Actress
Rita Moreno[n 3] 1977[n 1] 1973 1962 1975 1977 15 45 years, 9 months Actress, singer
John Gielgud 1991 1979 1982 1961[n 1][n 2] 1991 29 87 years, 4 months Actor, director
Audrey Hepburn 1993[n 4] 1994[n 4] 1954[n 2] 1954[n 2] 1994 40 63 years, 8 months[n 4] Actress
Marvin Hamlisch 1995[n 1] 1974[n 1] 1974[n 1] 1976 1995 21 51 years, 3 months Composer
Jonathan Tunick 1982 1988 1978 1997[n 2] 1997 19 59 years, 1 month Orchestrator, music arranger, composer, conductor
Mel Brooks 1967[n 1] 1998[n 1] 1969[n 2] 2001[n 1] 2001 34 74 years, 11 months Writer, songwriter, actor
Mike Nichols 2001[n 1] 1961 1968 1964[n 1] 2001 40 69 years, 11 months Director, comedian
Whoopi Goldberg 2002[n 1][n 5] 1986 1991 2002 2002 16 46 years, 6 months Comedian, actress, host, producer
Scott Rudin 1984 2012 2008 1994[n 1] 2012 28 53 years, 6 months Producer
Robert Lopez[n 6] 2008[n 1][n 7] 2012[n 1] 2014[n 1] 2004[n 1] 2014 10 39 years Songwriter, librettist
Andrew Lloyd Webber 2018[n 8] 1980[n 1][n 2] 1997 1980[n 1][n 2] 2018 38 70 years, 5 months Composer, producer
Tim Rice 2018[n 8] 1980[n 1] 1993[n 1] 1980[n 1] 2018 38 73 years, 9 months Lyricist, librettist, producer
John Legend 2018[n 8] 2006[n 1] 2015 2017 2018 12 39 years, 8 months Singer, composer, producer
Alan Menken 2020[n 2][n 5] 1991[n 1] 1990[n 1] 2012 2020 30 70 years, 11 months Composer, producer
Jennifer Hudson 2021[n 5] 2009[n 1] 2007 2022 2022 15 40 years, 9 months Singer, actress, producer
Viola Davis[n 3] 2015 2023[7] 2017 2001[n 1] 2023[8][9] 22 57 years, 5 months Actress, producer
Elton John 2024 1987[n 1][n 2] 1995[n 1] 2000 2024[10] 37 76 years, 9 months Singer, composer, pianist, producer
Benj Pasek 2024 2018[n 1] 2017 2017[n 1] 2024[11][12] 7 39 years, 2 months Composer, lyricist, producer
Justin Paul 2024 2018[n 1] 2017 2017[n 1] 2024[11][12] 7 39 years, 8 months Composer, lyricist, producer

Notes:

^1 The artist also subsequently won one or more additional competitive awards.
^2 The artist also received one or more honorary or non-competitive awards.
^3 The artist also earned the Triple Crown of Acting, with singular (non-group/ensemble/company) acting wins in the Emmy, Oscar and Tony awards.
^4 The artist has won a Daytime Emmy Award, not a Primetime Emmy Award.
^5 The artist was awarded posthumously.
^6 The artist has subsequently achieved multiple EGOTs.
^7 Legend, Lloyd Webber, and Rice achieved their EGOTs simultaneously with their shared Emmy Award for producing Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Non-competitive EGOT

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Name Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony EGOT completed Year span Honorary Award Category(s)
Barbra Streisand 1965 1964 1969 1970 1970
6
 Special Tony Award Actress and singer
Liza Minnelli 1973 1990 1973 1965 1990
25
 Grammy Legend Award Actress and singer
James Earl Jones 1991 1977 2011 1969 2011
42
 Academy Honorary Award Actor and voice actor
Harry Belafonte 1960 1961 2014 1954 2014
60
 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Activist, actor and singer
Quincy Jones 1977 1964 1995 2016 2016
52
 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Composer, musician, and record producer
Frank Marshall 2023[n 9] 2023 2019 2022 2023
4
 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Director and producer

PEGOT

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A PEGOT winner is someone who has won all four EGOT awards as well as a Peabody Award[13] or Pulitzer Prize.[14][15]

EGOT winners who have also won a Peabody Award:

  1. Barbra Streisand[13][note 1]
  2. Mike Nichols[13]
  3. Rita Moreno[15]
  4. Mel Brooks

EGOT winners who have also won a Pulitzer Prize:

  1. Richard Rodgers[14]
  2. Marvin Hamlisch[14]

Note:

  1. ↑ Streisand's Tony Award was non-competitive.

Notes

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 The artist also subsequently won one or more additional competitive awards.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 The artist also received one or more honorary or non-competitive awards.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The artist also earned the Triple Crown of Acting, with singular (non-group/ensemble/company) acting wins in the Emmy, Oscar, and Tony awards.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The artist was awarded posthumously.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The artist has won a Daytime Emmy, not a Primetime Emmy Award; some distinguish the Daytime prize and other types of Emmy competitions as subordinate to the Primetime honor.[6]
  6. ↑ The songwriter is the only person who has won all four awards at least twice (Emmys [4], Grammys [3], Oscars [2] and Tonys [3]). Lopez is also the youngest person to achieve EGOT status (39 years, 8 days) and completed his first EGOT in the shortest time (9 years, 8 months). His second set of wins has established a new shortest time at 7 years, 8 months.
  7. ↑ Lopez won Daytime Emmy Awards in 2008 & 2010, followed by a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021, followed by a Children's & Family Emmy in 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Legend, Lloyd Webber, and Rice achieved EGOT status simultaneously with their shared Emmy Award for producing Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.
  9. ↑ Marshall has won a Sports Emmy, not a Primetime Emmy Award; some distinguish the other types of Emmy competitions as subordinate to the Primetime honor.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ Quinn, Dave (January 24, 2017). "What Is an EGOT? The Grand Slam of Show Business — Explained". People.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Creative Arts Emmys: John Legend, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber Become EGOT Winners With 'Jesus Christ Superstar'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  3. ↑ Smith, Liz (June 5, 2009). "Phyllis Newman Honored!" Archived March 3, 2014, at Archive.today. wowowow.
  4. ↑ Graham, Renee (August 19, 2003). "Looking to the stars for a little Hope". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  5. ↑ "All 21 Stars Who Are EGOT Winners: Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and More". AOL. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Marotta, Jenna (March 24, 2016). "Fact-Checking the EGOT, with Philip Michael Thomas". Thrillist.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Gomes, Al; Watrous, Connie (February 6, 2023). "Viola Davis Grammy Award Win". Big Noise Projects – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Gomes, Al; Watrous, Connie (February 6, 2023). "Viola Davis Grammy Award Win". Big Noise Projects – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Haring, Bruce (February 5, 2023). "Viola Davis Now An 'EGOT' After Grammy Win". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (15 January 2024). "Elton John Attains EGOT Status With Emmy Win". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Tangcay, Jazz (15 January 2024). "Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Achieve EGOT Status With Emmys Win". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hunt, Kristen (September 9, 2024). "Composer Benj Pasek achieves EGOT with Emmy win for 'Only Murders in the Building' song". Philly Voice.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Holston, Noel (1 December 2015). "The Ultimate Show Biz Coup: PEGOT". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Victor, Daniel (26 February 2017). "Sorry, Lin-Manuel Miranda, No EGOT for You This Year". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Rita Moreno to join elite 'PEGOT' club with upcoming Peabody Award". USA Today. Associated Press. March 28, 2019.

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