Viola Davis’ Grammy win on Monday makes her the 18th person, and third black woman, to claim an Emmy, an Oscar, a Tony and a Grammy.
US actress Viola Davis has become the 18th person to become an EGOT winner after picking up the Grammy Award for best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for her memoirDavis joins an exclusive club of people who have achieved the entertainment grand slam of winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award, a prestigious club which includes the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Audrey Hepburn.Credit:“I wrote this book to honour the six-year-old Viola.” Davis said.
The term EGOT was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in 1984 when he was cast in the breakout role of Detective Ricardo Tubbs in. Speaking to the Associated Press, the actor said his plans for future success were EGOT within five years, a dream that actors, musicians and entertainers around the world now aspire to.
There are a number of performers who have received so-called “honorary” awards making them unofficial EGOT recipients because at least one of their awards was non-competitive.They include Barbra Streisand who has won a Grammy, Emmy and Oscar, but was given a Special Tony Award in 1970, and Liza Minnelli who has won a Tony, Oscar and Emmy, but was presented a Grammy legend award in 1990.
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