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LOOK: EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson poses with trophies
LOOK: EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson poses with trophies
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Published Sep 08, 2022 09:33 PM PHT
EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson posed with her trophies as her birthday celebration draws near.
EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson posed with her trophies as her birthday celebration draws near.
"Counting down til my birthday! In a few days, I will be 41 but then again I will always be 17!!" she said in the caption.
"Counting down til my birthday! In a few days, I will be 41 but then again I will always be 17!!" she said in the caption.
Hudson is the latest artist to obtain EGOT status after winning her first Tony Award.
Hudson is the latest artist to obtain EGOT status after winning her first Tony Award.
She is one of the producers of "A Strange Loop" which won the Best Musical in the recent Tony Awards. It was her first nomination as well.
She is one of the producers of "A Strange Loop" which won the Best Musical in the recent Tony Awards. It was her first nomination as well.
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EGOT winners are artists who won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. Hudson is the 17th artist to achieve this status.
EGOT winners are artists who won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. Hudson is the 17th artist to achieve this status.
She follows the footsteps of Whoopi Goldberg, the first black woman who achieved EGOT status in 2002.
She follows the footsteps of Whoopi Goldberg, the first black woman who achieved EGOT status in 2002.
Aside from Goldberg and Hudson, other EGOT winners are Richard Rodgers, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Scott Rudin, Robert Lopez, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, John Legend, and Alan Menken.
Aside from Goldberg and Hudson, other EGOT winners are Richard Rodgers, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Scott Rudin, Robert Lopez, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, John Legend, and Alan Menken.
Hudson won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Dreamgirls" in 2007 and an Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program in 2021 for Baby Yaga.
Hudson won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Dreamgirls" in 2007 and an Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program in 2021 for Baby Yaga.
She has two Grammy awards under her belt: Best R&B Album for her self-titled album in 2009, and Best Musical Theater Album for "The Color Purple" in 2017.
She has two Grammy awards under her belt: Best R&B Album for her self-titled album in 2009, and Best Musical Theater Album for "The Color Purple" in 2017.
Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a contestant on the third season of "American Idol." She had a controversial elimination and placed 7th overall in the competition.
Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a contestant on the third season of "American Idol." She had a controversial elimination and placed 7th overall in the competition.
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