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John Legend, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber earned the special Emmy for Outstanding Variety (Live) on Sunday night for their work on Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concertso all three join the distinguished list of EGOT winners. The trio of composers won the Creative Arts Emmys Award, which rewarded them as executive producers on NBC's live musical. The trios are the 13th, 14th and 15th people to score an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Producer Craig Zadan, who died in August, also won for his work on the musical special.
"I am honored that the TV Academy has recognized this wonderful production of Super star," Loyd Webber said in a statement. "Although I am celebrating this award with my colleagues, especially my dear friend Tim Rice, we would not be here without the advice of Craig Zadan, whose recent death has grieved us."
Legend, who becomes the first black man to join the coveted EGOT list, won the Best Oscar Award for the original song in 2015 for writing Selma"Glory" and got his Tony in 2017 when he produced Broadway's revival of jitney. He has also won 10 Grammys (out of 28 nominations in total), with his first wins in 2005. Rice won three Oscars and he and Lloyd Webber jointly won the Best Oscar Award for the original song in 1996. Evita"You must love me."
"Before tonight, only 12 people had won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competitive categories," Legend wrote on Instagram. "Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and I joined this group when we won an Emmy for our production of their legendary Jesus Christ Superstar. So happy to be part of this team. So honored, they trusted me to play Jesus Christ. So stunned to be in this rarefied air.
Among the EGOT winners are Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks and Helen Hayes.
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