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EGOT winners

Emmy: Supporting actress in variety or musical for "The Muppet Show" in 1977 | Grammy: Recording for children for 1972's "The Electric Company" | Oscar: Supporting actress for 1961's "West Side Story" | Tony: Featured or supporting actress in a play for 1975's "The Ritz"

Emmy: Supporting actress in variety or musical for “The Muppet Show” in 1977 | Grammy: Recording for children for 1972’s “The Electric Company” | Oscar: Supporting actress for 1961’s “West Side Story” | Tony: Featured or supporting actress in a play for 1975’s “The Ritz”

  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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The EGOT club — consisting of people who have earned an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony — is among the most exclusive in Hollywood. Only 15 entertainers have made it into the EGOT circle, with three of them joining in 2018.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend and Tim Rice

From left: Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, singer-songwriter John Legend and lyricist Tim Rice became EGOT members at the same time when they shared the Emmy for variety special for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2018.

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Whoopi Goldberg, comedian/actress/producer

Emmy: Outstanding talk show host for “The View” (2009) | Grammy: Best comedy recording for 1985’s “Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway” | Oscar: Supporting actress for 1990’s “Ghost” | Tony: Musical (as a producer of) 2002’s “Thoroughly Modern Millie”

  (Jennifer S. Altman / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Mel Brooks, writer/director/actor

Emmy: Writing achievement in variety for 1967’s “The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special” | Grammy: Spoken comedy album for 1998’s “The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000” | Oscar: Original screenplay for 1968’s “The Producers” | Tony: Book of a musical for 2001’s “The Producers”

  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Lopez (seen with wife and frequent collaborator Kristen Anderson-Lopez), composer

Emmy: Music direction and composition for 2008’s “Wonder Pets” | Grammy: Musical Theater Album Grammy for “The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording” | Oscar: Original song for “Let It Go” from 2014’s “Frozen” (with Kristen Anderson-Lopez) | Tony: Score for 2004’s “Avenue Q”

  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

John Gielgud, actor

Emmy: Lead actor in a miniseries or special for 1991’s “Summer’s Lease” | Grammy: Spoken word, documentary or drama recording for 1979’s “Ages of Man” | Oscar: Supporting actor for 1981’s “Arthur” | Tony: Outsanding foreign company in 1948’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”

  (Georges Gobet / AFP)

Scott Rudin, producer

Emmy: Children’s program for 1984’s “He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’” | Grammy: Musical theater album for 2012’s “The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording” | Oscar: Picture for 2007’s “No Country for Old Men” | Tony: Musical for 1994’s “Passion”

  (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Marvin Hamlisch, composer

Emmy: Music direction Emmy for 1995’s “Barbra: The Concert” | Grammy: Song of the year for 1973’s “The Way We Were” and others | Oscar: Music, original dramatic score for the 1973 film “The Way We Were” | Tony: Music score for 1976’s “A Chorus Line”

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Jonathan Tunick, orchestrator

Emmy: Music direction for 1982’s “Night of 100 Stars” | Grammy: Instrumental arrangement for 1988’s “No One Is Alone,” performed by Cleo Laine | Oscar: Original song for 1977’s “A Little Night Music” | Tony: Orchestrations for 1997’s “Titanic” (pictured)

  (Gino Domenico / Associated Press)

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