List of EGOT winners
EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major American performing art awards.[1][2] Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in television, audio recording, film, and Broadway theatre.[3] Achieving the EGOT has been referred to as the "grand slam" of American show business.[1][4] Nineteen people have achieved competitive EGOT status and six others have done so with honorary or special awards.[5] In 2018, Robert Lopez became the first and currently only double EGOT winner.[6] Richard Rodgers and Marvin Hamlisch are the only two individuals to win PEGOT -- the four EGOT awards plus a Pulitzer Prize.
"EGOT" redirects here. For other uses, see EGOT (disambiguation).Background[edit]
The EGOT acronym was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in late 1984. While starring in Miami Vice, he stated a desire to achieve the EGOT within five years.[7][8] The acronym gained wider recognition following a 2009 episode of 30 Rock that introduced EGOT status as a recurring plotline.[9]
In 2023, TheaterMania writer Zachary Stewart criticized the practice of "selling" producer credits for shows favored to win a Tony as a "shortcut" to EGOT status. He drew a distinction between the producers who actually do the work of organizing the production of a show and investing producers who merely help finance it, often late in the award season.[10]
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PEGOT[edit]
There are conflicting definitions for the PEGOT. Some say the "P" refers to the Peabody Award,[36] others say it is the Pulitzer Prize.[37][38][39] As of 2024, Mike Nichols, Rita Moreno, Barbra Streisand, and Mel Brooks have achieved this status by winning the Peabody;[40] while Richard Rodgers and Marvin Hamlisch have achieved it by winning the Pulitzer.[41]
EGOT winners who also won at least one Peabody Award: