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The EGOT: A Prestigious Achievement in Entertainment
TLDR The EGOT refers to winning all four major entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Only 16 people have achieved this feat, including Richard Rogers, Whoopi Goldberg, Mike Nichols, and Mel Brooks. Lynn Manuel Miranda is the most likely candidate to achieve EGOT status next.
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Some individuals have won awards in all four major fields of entertainment: Broadway, television, music, and movies.
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Entertainment awards in the United States, including the Oscars, Tonys, Emmys, and Grammys, have been a tradition for almost 100 years, with each award having its own unique history and origins.
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The term EGOT refers to winning all four major entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, and was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in 1984, who later tried to backtrack on its meaning but it has since become a popular concept.
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There have been 16 people who have EGOT-ed, including composer Richard Rogers, who won five Tony Awards, an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Grammy.
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Whippy Goldberg, Mike Nichols, and Mel Brooks are three actors who have achieved EGOT status through various accomplishments in acting, directing, producing, and comedy.
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Lynn Manuel Miranda is the most likely candidate to achieve EGOT status next, as all he needs to do is create a non-stage version of Hamilton with an original song to qualify for the best song category.
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Alan Menken is the only person to have achieved a Regot, which is an EGOT winner who also wins the Razzie Award for the worst performances of the year.
