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List of EGOT winners

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 February 2023, eighteen people are EGOTS.[5]

List of EGOTS

Name Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony Year span Age at completion Category(s)
Rodgers, RichardRichard Rodgers 1962 19601 1945 19501,2 17 59 years, 10 months Composer
Hayes, HelenHelen Hayes3 1953 1977 19321 19471,2 45 76 years, 4 months Actress
Moreno, RitaRita Moreno3 19771 1972 1961 1975 16 45 years, 9 months Actress/Singer
Gielgud, JohnJohn Gielgud 1991 1979 1981 19611,2 30 87 years, 4 months Actor/Director
Hepburn, AudreyAudrey Hepburn 19935 19945 19532 19542 41 63 years, 8 months5 Actress
Hamlisch, MarvinMarvin Hamlisch 19951 19741 19731 1976 22 51 years, 3 months Composer
Tunick, JonathanJonathan Tunick 1982 1988 1977 1997 20 59 years, 1 month Composer/Conductor
Brooks, MelMel Brooks 19671 19981 19682 20011 34 74 years, 11 months Writer/Composer/Actor
Nichols, MikeMike Nichols 20011 1961 1967 19641 40 69 years, 11 months Director/Comedian
Goldberg, WhoopiWhoopi Goldberg 20021,2,4 1986 1991 2002 16 46 years, 6 months Comedian/Actress/Host
Rudin, ScottScott Rudin 1984 2012 2008 19941 28 53 years, 6 months Producer
Lopez, RobertRobert Lopez6 20081,4 20121 20141 20041 10 39 years Composer
Lloyd Webber, AndrewAndrew Lloyd Webber 20187 19801,2 1997 19801,2 38 70 years, 5 months Composer/Producer
Rice, TimTim Rice 20187 19801 19931 19801 38 73 years, 9 months Lyricist/Producer
Legend, JohnJohn Legend 20187 20061 2015 2017 12 39 years, 8 months Singer/Composer/Producer
Menken, AlanAlan Menken 20202,4 19921 19901 2012 30 70 years, 11 months Composer/Producer
Hudson, JenniferJennifer Hudson 20214 20091 2006 2022 16 40 years, 9 months Actress/Singer/Producer
Viola Davis 2015 2023 2017 2001 22 57 years, 5 months Actress, 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

PEGOT

A PEGOT winner is someone who has won all four EGOT awards as well as a Peabody Award[6] or Pulitzer Prize.[7][8]

EGOT winners who have also won a Peabody Award:

  1. Barbra Streisand[6][note 1]
  2. Mike Nichols[6]
  3. Rita Moreno[8]
  4. Mel Brooks
  1. ↑ Quinn, Dave (January 24, 2017). "What Is an EGOT? The Grand Slam of Show Business — Explained". People.com. http://people.com/awards/what-is-an-egot-the-grand-slam-of-show-business-explained/. 
  2. ↑ "Creative Arts Emmys: John Legend, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber Become EGOT Winners With 'Jesus Christ Superstar'" (in en). The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/emmys-john-legend-tim-rice-andrew-lloyd-webber-become-egot-winners-1140504. 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. https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2003/08/19/looking_to_the_stars_for_a_little_hope/. Retrieved January 1, 2010. 
  5. ↑ "16 stars who are EGOT winners". Entertainment Weekly. July 27, 2020. https://ew.com/awards/egot-winners/. Retrieved July 28, 2020. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Holston, Noel (1 December 2015). "The Ultimate Show Biz Coup: PEGOT" (in en). The Peabody Awards. http://www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/the-ultimate-show-biz-coup-pegot. Retrieved 15 March 2019. 
  7. ↑ Victor, Daniel (26 February 2017). "Sorry, Lin-Manuel Miranda, No EGOT for You This Year" (in en). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/movies/oscars-lin-manuel-miranda-egot.html. Retrieved 4 October 2018. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rita Moreno to join elite 'PEGOT' club with upcoming Peabody Award. March 28, 2019. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/03/28/rita-moreno-join-elite-pegot-club-upcoming-peabody-award/3302741002/. 

EGOT winners who have also won a Pulitzer Prize:

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

Note:

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

List Of EGOT Winners Media

  • In 1977, Rita Moreno became the third person and first Hispanic American to win all four awards.

  • In 1994, Audrey Hepburn became the fifth person to win all four awards, and the first to do so posthumously.

  • In 1995, Marvin Hamlisch became the sixth person to win all four awards.

  • In 2001, Mel Brooks became the eighth person to win all four awards.

  • In November 2001, Mike Nichols became the ninth EGOT winner, ultimately receiving 15 awards over a record span of 51 years.

  • In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg became the tenth person to win all four awards, the first African American and the first to win two of their awards in the same year.

  • In 2012, Scott Rudin became the eleventh person and first producer to win all four awards.

References

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