American Idol has provided us with a ton of talent, from Kelly Clarkson to Carrie Underwood to Jennifer Hudson – but that doesn’t mean they always get it right.
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“That stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony,” he said, unpacking the acronym he’d just coined. “Hopefully in the next five years I will win all those awards. ”Thomas was so serious about his dream that he had the four letters “EGOT” engraved on a gold pendant he wore around his neck.
Sadly, that was as far as he got. Not only did Thomas not win any of the four awards prior to his retirement in 2006, he was never even nominated. His ambitious dream might have been forgotten completely were it not for 30 Rock.
In a 2009 episode of Tina Fey’s Saturday Night Live-inspired sitcom, Tracy Morgan’s character Tracy Jordan came across a diamond-encrusted EGOT medallion that had ostensibly belonged to Thomas. The discovery inspired Jordan to set off on his own quest to win all four of the highest honours in American show business – and brought the EGOT back into popular consciousness. This week, Jennifer Hudson became just the seventeenth person in history to reach that elite EGOT status when she triumphed at the Tonys.
Here’s a look at who else is in the rarefied club. 1. Richard RodgersThe first person ever to win an EGOT was composer Richard Rodgers, who completed his four-piece awards set in 1962, when he won an Emmy for the incidental music in a documentary about William Churchill.
American Idol has provided us with a ton of talent, from Kelly Clarkson to Carrie Underwood to Jennifer Hudson – but that doesn’t mean they always get it right.
Jennifer Hudson is coming to a TV screen near you! On Thursday, the newly minted EGOT revealed the first look at her upcoming daytime talk show, . «I've lived a lot of life and I'm still here. Now it's time to sit down and have some fun, I want to talk to somebody,» the former American Idol star says in the brief video. «Nothing makes me happier than to see everybody shine and know that they have a light within them.
Wilson Chapman editorHot off the heels of becoming an EGOT, Jennifer Hudson is taking her talents to daytime — and now, Variety has the first look at her upcoming talk show, which debuts this fall.Set to premiere on Sept. 12, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” is a daily, hourlong syndicated talk show, hosted by the Grammy-winning musician and Oscar-winning actor. Hailing from Warner Bros.
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The new talk show from Jennifer Hudson is almost here.
Jennifer Hudson shared her heartwarming reaction to this week's Tony win that completed her EGOT collection on Wednesday. «As I said when I won the Oscar, look what God can do,» she said in a video posted to Instagram, in which she is still wearing her Tonys dress as a group cheers happily with a multitude of champagne glasses. A post shared by Jennifer Hudson (@iamjhud)Hudson won a Daytime Emmy in 2021 as an executive producer for. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for in 2007, and she took home multiple GRAMMY Awards for both her debut self-titled album in 2009 and for in 2017. Sunday night's Tony was for being a producer for, which took home Best Musical.
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Jennifer Hudson is "still processing" her new EGOT status. The 40-year-old actress-and-singer won her first Tony Award for 'A Strange Loop', which scooped Best Musical at Sunday night's (12. 06.
Jennifer Hudson is sharing her reaction about becoming the latest member of the elusive EGOT club.
The best in the biz! Only 17 stars to date have earned the most coveted honor in Hollywood: the EGOT.
Peaky Blinders from your couch (what, just me?), Jennifer Hudson was making history. On Sunday night, the actor, singer, and my favorite American Idol alum officially achieved status, adding a Tony Award to her long list of accomplishments. (In case you forgot, an EGOT has at least one of each of the most prestigious awards in show biz: an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award.)Hudson picked up the big “T” at the at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 12, when A Strange Loop, the Broadway show Hudson serves as a producer on, won the award for best musical. The actor, 40, joins a select group of performers to have achieved EGOT status, including Whoopi Goldberg, Audrey Hepburn, and John Legend. Hudson began collecting her trophies in 2007, when she picked up a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in Dream Girls, followed by her first Grammy in 2009 for her self-titled debut album.
Tony awards in New York on Sunday night. Known as US entertainment’s grand slam, the illustrious acronym EGOT signifies a recipient of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
Jessica Chastain is at the top of her acting game if last night's Tony Awards are anything to go by, and yet, proving she's a woman of many talents, she also killed it on the red carpet. The 75th annual Tony Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, gathered some of the most esteemed names in American theatre, including Lea Michele, Vanessa Hudgens and Jennifer Hudson.
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Jennifer Hudson won big at Sunday’s Tony Awards.