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EGOT within reach! Adele, Cher, Bruce Springsteen, and Dick Van Dyke lead list of stars one step away from prestigious club of winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony Award

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Adele is one of the most famous stars one win away from achieving EGOT status, as the acronym stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards, and she only lacks a Tony Award; she is pictured accepting an Oscar in 2013

The EGOT is one of the most prestigious clubs in all of America’s showbiz, and there are dozens of stars who are just one award away from achieving the prestigious title.

Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Cher and Dyke Van Dyke are all within reach of EGOT status.

The acronym stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards and is the designation for individuals who have won all four major American achievement awards.

Surprisingly, it was first coined in a 2009 episode of 30 Rock starring Tina Fey.

Adele, 35, only needs the Tony Award to complete her EGOT, having first won the Grammy Awards in 2009 when she took home Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Chasing Pavements.

In 2013 she received an Oscar in the category Best Original Song for Skyfall from the James Bond film of the same name, and in 2022 she received the Primetime Emmy Award for her concert special Adele One Night Only.

Adele is one of the most famous stars one win away from achieving EGOT status, as the acronym stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards, and she only lacks a Tony Award; she is pictured accepting an Oscar in 2013

Adele is one of the most famous stars one win away from achieving EGOT status, as the acronym stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards, and she only lacks a Tony Award; she is pictured accepting an Oscar in 2013

Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke, 98, only needs the Oscar as he earned the other three honors in the 1960s, starting with a Tony Award in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category for his work in Bye Bye Birdie in 1961.

In 1964, he received the other two honors, including a Grammy in the Best Children’s Album category for Mary Poppins and the Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy for The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Bruce Springsteen needs an Emmy win as he won his first Grammy in 1985, winning Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male for Dancing In the Dark.

The 74-year-old music megastar then received an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for Streets Of Philadelphia in 1994, and just years ago in 2018, he received a special Tony Award.

Cher, 77, is just one Tony Award away from taking home the 1988 Academy Award in the Best Actress category for Moonstruck.

The living legend then earned a Grammy in the Best Dance Recording category for Believe in 2000 before an Emmy win in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special category for Cher: The Farewell Tour.

The EGOT is a good indicator of well-rounded talent, as these awards recognize excellence in television, recording, film and Broadway theater.

As in professional tennis and golf, EGOT status is considered the ‘grand slam’ of American entertainment.

Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke, 98, needs only the Oscar as he earned the other three honors in the 1960s, starting with a Tony Award in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category for his work in Bye Bye Birdie in 1961; pictured that year

Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke, 98, needs only the Oscar as he earned the other three honors in the 1960s, starting with a Tony Award in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category for his work in Bye Bye Birdie in 1961; pictured that year

Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke, 98, needs only the Oscar as he earned the other three honors in the 1960s, starting with a Tony Award in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category for his work in Bye Bye Birdie in 1961; pictured that year

Cher, 77, is just one Tony away from winning her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1988 for Moonstruck

Cher, 77, is just one Tony away from winning her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1988 for Moonstruck

Cher, 77, is just one Tony away from winning her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1988 for Moonstruck

Acting legend Rita Moreno (pictured in 1977) reached the milestone in 1977 with an Emmy in the Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Role in the Variety or Music category for The Muppet Show

Acting legend Rita Moreno (pictured in 1977) reached the milestone in 1977 with an Emmy in the Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Role in the Variety or Music category for The Muppet Show

Acting legend Rita Moreno (pictured in 1977) reached the milestone in 1977 with an Emmy in the Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Role in the Variety or Music category for The Muppet Show

Elton John recently became the latest to achieve EGOT status when he finally won the Emmy in January of this year for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for his concert Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, which streamed on Disney+; Gabe Turner is seen accepting the honor

Elton John recently became the latest to achieve EGOT status when he finally won the Emmy in January of this year for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for his concert Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, which streamed on Disney+; Gabe Turner is seen accepting the honor

Elton John recently became the latest to achieve EGOT status when he finally won the Emmy in January of this year for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for his concert Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, which streamed on Disney+; Gabe Turner is seen accepting the honor

The people who have successfully achieved the illusive EGOT total 19 with six others who have done so with honorary or special awards.

Composer Richard Rodgers is the first ever to achieve EGOT status, accomplishing it with an outstanding performance in original music composed for television’s 1962 Emmy-winning Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years.

Acting legend Rita Moreno reached the milestone in 1977 with an Emmy in the Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Role in the Variety or Music category for The Muppet Show.

Other icons who have achieved the status include Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson and Viola Davis.

Elton John recently became the latest to achieve EGOT status when he finally won the Emmy in January of this year for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for his concert Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, which streamed on Disney+.

Full list of stars an award from EGOT status

Every star who needs an Emmy:

Joel Gray

Justin Paul

Benj Pasek

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen needs an Emmy win as he won an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for Streets Of Philadelphia in 1994 (pictured)

Bruce Springsteen needs an Emmy win as he won an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for Streets Of Philadelphia in 1994 (pictured)

Bruce Springsteen needs an Emmy win as he won an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for Streets Of Philadelphia in 1994 (pictured)

Every star who needs an Oscar:

Dick Van Dyke

Cynthia Erivo

Anne Garefino

Hugh Jackman

John Kander

Alex Lacamoire

Cyndi Lauper

Katrina Lenk

Audra McDonald

Bette Midler

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Cynthia Nixon

Trey Parker

Ben Platt

Billy Porter

Ariel Stachel

Marc Shaiman

Bill Sherman

Matte stone

Charles Strouse

Lily Tomlin

David Yazbek

Hugh Jackman needs an Oscar win as he is seen accepting the 2005 Tony for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Musical Program

Hugh Jackman needs an Oscar win as he is seen accepting the 2005 Tony for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Musical Program

Hugh Jackman needs an Oscar win as he is seen accepting the 2005 Tony for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Musical Program

Every star who needs a Grammy:

Ellen Burstyn

Jeremy Irons

Jessica Long

Frances McDormand

Helen Mirren

Al Pacino

Vanessa Redgrave

Geoffrey Rush

Maggie Smith

AL Pacino is a Grammy winner out and about, he is shown receiving the 2010 Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie category for You Don't Know Jack

AL Pacino is a Grammy winner out and about, he is shown receiving the 2010 Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie category for You Don't Know Jack

AL Pacino is a Grammy winner out and about, he is shown receiving the 2010 Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie category for You Don’t Know Jack

Every Star That Needs Tony:

Adele

Julie Andrews

Burt Bacharach

Alan Bergman

Cher

ordinary

Eminem

Michael Giacchino

Ludwig Göransson

Brian Grazer

Hildur Guðnadóttir

HER

Ron Howard

Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Paul McCartney

James Moll

Randy Newman

Trent Reznor

Atticus Ross

Martin Scorsese

Ringo Starr

John Williams

Kate Winslet

Paul McCartney (pictured in 2022) needs a Tony win to complete the EGOT

Paul McCartney (pictured in 2022) needs a Tony win to complete the EGOT

Paul McCartney (pictured in 2022) needs a Tony win to complete the EGOT

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