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
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
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
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)
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
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
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