Alan Menken Achieves EGOT Status With Daytime Emmy Win

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorOn July 26, composer and songwriter Alan Menken officially became an EGOT — joining 16 others in achieving the rare distinction of having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award — via his Daytime Emmy for outstanding original song in a children’s, young adult, or animated program for “Waiting in the Wings” from Disney’s “Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure.”Joining the likes of John Legend, Marvin Hamlish and Robert Lopez in the honor, Menken spoke with Variety on the heels of his historic moment.I didn’t take it on as a life goal, but I have to admit that since it didn’t happen after a few times, I thought it wasn’t important. When it finally happened and I got the call saying I had finally won, I was surprised at

Tracy Jordan once told us, EGOT-ing is a pretty big deal. It's a major achievement for people in entertainment, signifying someone winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and until this weekend, only 15 people could boast about it.

Digital Dramas with Amazon’s The Bay, After Forever and Studio City walking away as big winners. During the livestream, winners accepted their Emmys from the comfort of their own homes — or wherever they are in quarantine.Presenters included Izabella Alvarez (Nickelodeon’s The Loud House and The Casagrandes), actress and social media star Tabitha Brown (Actress and Vegan Foodie), Josh Dela Cruz (Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues & You!), Quintessa Swindell (Netflix’s Trinkets) and Andrew Zimmern (The Zimmern List).When it came to networks, there was a three-way tie between Amazon Prime Video, HBO and Netflix for the top spot as they each won six Daytime Emmys.

Alan Menken took home his first Emmy Award on Sunday, vaulting him into awards history by becoming the 16th EGOT winner.The 71-year-old composer won a Daytime Emmy Award forOutstanding Original Song in a Children’s, Young Adult or Animated Program for Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.The Disney Channel PR Twitterrevealed that Menken completed the last leg of the EGOT, having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award in his illustrious career.

Alan Menken won a Daytime Emmy on June 12, which makes him the 16th EGOT. He won for composing “Waiting in the Wings” from Tangled: The Series: Rapunzel and the Great Tree, with lyrics by Glenn Slater. The song won outstanding original song in a children’s, young adult or animated program. Menken is the third of the 16 EGOT winners whose only Emmy is a Daytime Emmy, no

Congrats to Alan Menken!