Celebrities Close To An Egot: Broadway Holds the Key

The Tony Award is the most common missing leg for celebrities close to an EGOT — film and pop icons who already own Oscars, Emmys, and Grammys but have not won a competitive theatre prize on a Broadway stage.

Celebrities Close To An Egot: Cher Needs One Tony

Cher won an Oscar for Moonstruck, an Emmy for her MGM Grand special, and a Grammy for Believe — making her the headline name among celebrities close to an EGOT who still need a competitive Tony after a 1982 nomination.

Winslet and Gaga Wait

Kate Winslet holds Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy hardware but no Tony yet. Lady Gaga owns all three other legs after Shallow and her Apollo Emmy — keeping both on the celebrities close to an EGOT Broadway watch list.

Beatles Still Short

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr each need competitive Tonys despite deep Grammy and Oscar footprints in music-film categories — a rarer celebrities close to an EGOT angle that could shift with a future Broadway producing credit.

Scorsese and Andrews

Martin Scorsese stacks Oscars and Emmys but lacks a competitive Tony. Julie Andrews declined a 1996 Tony nomination for Victor/Victoria — two legends who remain celebrities close to an EGOT on purist competitive math.

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