Jennifer Hudson has at all times been a legend, and her newest accomplishment is additional affirmation of that.
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Last night time, she gained her first-ever Tony as a producer of A Strange Loop, which took residence Best Musical.
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For these preserving rating at residence, that implies that Jennifer now has a Tony, an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Grammy.
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Jennifer gained the Best Actress Oscar in 2007 for her efficiency in Dreamgirls. She took residence a Grammy two years later for her self-titled debut album, and she or he obtained a Daytime Emmy final yr as an government producer of Baba Yaga.
That’s proper: Jennifer’s achieved EGOT standing, which is a large deal.
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According to Billboard, she’s the youngest-ever female-identifying particular person to EGOT, and the third-youngest general.
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Songwriter Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, Frozen) and John Legend are the one two individuals to EGOT at a youthful age than the 40-year-old Hudson. They each EGOT’ed at 39.
She’s additionally the third-ever Black particular person to EGOT, after Legend and Whoopi Goldberg.
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What an unimaginable achievement. And it is value noting that Jennifer truly has two Grammys below her belt, since she additionally gained as a part of the solid of The Color Purple revival in 2017.
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So, she’s principally 25% on her option to a double-EGOT. Hey, something can occur!
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