Elton John Is Now an EGOT Winner

One of essentially the most unique golf equipment in all of leisure is the EGOT — an acronym that signifies that somebody has gained every of the 4 prime prizes in 4 totally different artwork types: The Emmy for tv work, the Grammy for musical work, the Oscar for movie work, and the Tony for theater work. And with a win at tonight’s Emmys, Elton John grew to become the newest particular person to assemble an EGOT — and solely the nineteenth particular person in historical past.

John gained an Emmy tonight for Best Variety Special (Live) for his reside Disney+ live performance movie Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium. he beforehand gained 5 Grammy Awards, beginning with one in 1987 for the track “That’s What Friends Are For.” He earned his first Oscar in 1995, when “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King gained Best Original Song.

Five years later, John gained the Tony for Best Original Score for the musical Aida. And, lastly, he accomplished his EGOT with Farewell From Dodger Stadium. 

(In between, John gained 4 extra Grammy Awards, a Grammy Legend Award, and a second Oscar for Original Song, for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from the biopic of his life, Rocketman.)

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At 76 years outdated, John is the second oldest artist in historical past to finish an EGOT; the oldest was John Gielgud, who completed his on the age of 87 when he gained his Emmy for his efficiency in Summer’s Lease. (The youngest EGOT winner is Robert Lopez, who gained an EGOT within the span of ten years by the point he was 39, thanks largely to his work on movies like Frozen and reveals like The Book of Mormon and Avenue Q.)

Other notable EGOT winners embrace Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mike Nichols, and Mel Brooks.

Although it was initially broadcast reside, you possibly can nonetheless watch Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium on Disney+.

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