19 Facts About EGOT

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EGOT acronym was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in late 1984, when his role on the new hit show Miami Vice brought him instant fame, and he stated a desire to achieve the EGOT within five years.

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EGOT was the first person to win all four, and primarily a composer.

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3.

EGOT was the first woman and the first performer to win all four.

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4.

EGOT is the first Latina winner and the first winner to win a Grammy as their second award.

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5.

EGOT was the fifth person to complete the feat and the first to do so posthumously.

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6.

EGOT was the first winner to win two of their awards in consecutive awards shows.

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7.

EGOT is one of the only two EGOT winners to not win multiple awards in any of the four award fields.

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8.

EGOT is the second person to not win multiple awards in any of the four award fields.

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9.

EGOT is the youngest winner to receive all four awards in competitive categories, as well as the fastest to complete his qualifying run of EGOT award wins.

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10.

EGOT is the second EGOT recipient to have won both Primetime and Daytime Emmy Awards.

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11.

EGOT received his Grammy Award for The Book of Mormon in collaboration with fellow EGOT winner Scott Rudin, making them the first pair of Grand Slam winners to have been co-winners of the same award.

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12.

EGOT was the first EGOT recipient to have won both a competitive Primetime and Daytime Emmy Award, an accomplishment matched by Robert Lopez in 2021.

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13.

EGOT has the most Oscar wins by a grand slam winner and is the second most prolific Oscar winner in the music categories after Alfred Newman.

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14.

EGOT is notable for frequently having multiple songs from the same film nominated for major awards.

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15.

EGOT is the only winner to have won an Oscar in both a music and an acting category.

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16.

EGOT is the only winner to have won all of her competitive awards for her debut performances.

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17.

EGOT received the Peabody Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Cecil B DeMille Award, the National Medal of Arts, the American Society of Cinematographers Board of Governors Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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18.

EGOT has 28 Grammy Awards and a Grammy Legend Award received in 1992.

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19.

PEGOT winner is someone who has earned all four EGOT awards as well as a Peabody Award or Pulitzer Prize.

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