The famous singer made history by winning an Emmy for NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. He became the first black man to reach EGOT status after adding an Emmy to his already full trophy shelf.

Legend’s first Grammy victory came in 2006 when he collected awards for Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. It was just the beginning of his amazing run since he received additional seven awards in the years to come.

Legend had to wait a little bit longer for the rest of his EGOT victories. He accepted Ava DuVernay’s invitation to write a song for her historical drama Selma. This decision transformed him into the winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song, which he won for Glory. Two years later, he received a Tony for co-producing Jitney for the Broadway stage.

His Emmy victory is special since he shared it with two amazing artists who also reached EGOT status that night. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice both received Oscar, Grammy, and Tony in the past, but Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert brought them their first Emmy victory.

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Creative Arts Emmy Awards took place over the course of two nights this weekend, and Game of Thrones and Saturday Night Live went home with seven prizes each.

HBO epic series took the throne thanks to winning several technical awards, but some of the victories made by SNL carried more weight. Tiffany Haddish collected an award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for hosting one of the most memorable episodes last season.

Emmy voters also expressed their admiration for the late Anthony Bourdain by giving five shinny statues to his CNN show Parts Unknown. TV special Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert also collected five awards, including the one for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

African-American actors made history at this year’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards by sweeping guest star categories. Tiffany Haddish wasn’t the only one to walk away with an award in her hands at the end of the night. Katt Williams (Atlanta), Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale) also came out victorious.

HBO and Netflix went head to head at this year’s ceremony, but premium cable network took the lead with the total of 17 wins. Netflix had only one less, but managed to beat its competitors in most of the major categories, including Outstanding Structured Reality Program (Queer Eye), Outstanding Television Movie (Black Mirror: USS Callister) and Outstanding Variety Special (Dave Chappelle: Equanimity).

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The famous singer made history by winning an Emmy for NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. He became the first black man to reach EGOT status after adding an Emmy to his already full trophy shelf.

Legend’s first Grammy victory came in 2006 when he collected awards for Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. It was just the beginning of his amazing run since he received additional seven awards in the years to come.

Legend had to wait a little bit longer for the rest of his EGOT victories. He accepted Ava DuVernay’s invitation to write a song for her historical drama Selma. This decision transformed him into the winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song, which he won for Glory. Two years later, he received a Tony for co-producing Jitney for the Broadway stage.

His Emmy victory is special since he shared it with two amazing artists who also reached EGOT status that night. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice both received Oscar, Grammy, and Tony in the past, but Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert brought them their first Emmy victory.

The post John Legend Joins Elite EGOT Club After Winning an Emmy appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Creative Arts Emmy Awards took place over the course of two nights this weekend, and Game of Thrones and Saturday Night Live went home with seven prizes each.

HBO epic series took the throne thanks to winning several technical awards, but some of the victories made by SNL carried more weight. Tiffany Haddish collected an award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for hosting one of the most memorable episodes last season.

Emmy voters also expressed their admiration for the late Anthony Bourdain by giving five shinny statues to his CNN show Parts Unknown. TV special Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert also collected five awards, including the one for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

African-American actors made history at this year’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards by sweeping guest star categories. Tiffany Haddish wasn’t the only one to walk away with an award in her hands at the end of the night. Katt Williams (Atlanta), Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale) also came out victorious.

HBO and Netflix went head to head at this year’s ceremony, but premium cable network took the lead with the total of 17 wins. Netflix had only one less, but managed to beat its competitors in most of the major categories, including Outstanding Structured Reality Program (Queer Eye), Outstanding Television Movie (Black Mirror: USS Callister) and Outstanding Variety Special (Dave Chappelle: Equanimity).

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