"EGOT" stands for the big four awards in the entertainment industry: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Born in 1978, now 39, Legend is one of the youngest ever EGOT winners and also became the first African-American man to snag that honor.
The singer/actor won an Emmy at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday along with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for producing the best variety special winner, "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert."

Legend, who also starred in the variety special, celebrated his win on social media.

"Before tonight, only 12 people had won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competitive categories," the caption on a photo of Legend, Webber and Rice on Instagram read...

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