An EGOT is considered the grand-slam of entertainment. A person who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony is said to have an EGOT. Only 12 people have managed to be the proud owners of an EGOT - including some traditional greats like Mel Brooks, Audrey Hepburn, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks and Whoopi Goldberg. Robert Lopez became number twelve last night when he and his wife won for best original song in a movie for "Let it Go" the theme song from Disney's Frozen.
Robert and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, were adorable accepting their award, ending with reminding their daughters to never be afraid to be who they are. They won my hearts - and then I turned to the internet to find out more about this entertainment grand-slam winner. Little did I know - I already knew his work.
You see Robert Lopez is the man behind two musicals - both of which have, shall we say, unique soundtracks that may not be SFW (safe for work for the abbreviation challenged) and are certainly not as child-friendly as Frozen. He is the man behind the music of The Book of Mormon. Yes, that musical. And now for the shocker - I've been joking about one of his songs for a long time. I've song it at DragonCon with a room full of people trying to convince Blizzard (the creators of World of Warcraft) to come. It's the song for one of my absolutely favorite YouTube videos set in the World of Warcraft. Yes, Robert Lopez was one of the song writers for Avenue Q and "The Internet is for Porn."
I'll leave you with my favorite song by him and with this final trivia tidbit. He managed to complete his EGOT in ten years, the shortest amount of time of any of the 12 people. The next closest is 17 years. I honestly can't wait to see what else this man and his wife have up their sleeves.
I just saw Book Of Mormon. What a riot! And, Avenue Q, while not always my cup of tea is a huge favorite at my house.
ReplyDeleteBook of Mormon is on our list, but we missed it when it came to town. I only know a little bit about Avenue Q (they have some great promotions that I use in class), but I love the internet is for porn
DeleteFirst time I heard of EGOT was watching the Oscars. Interesting backstory on Robert Lopez. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall to hear you and fellow gamers singing at DragonCon.
ReplyDeleteThe room had several 100 people in it (grand ballroom at one of the big hotels downtown) and there is nothing quite like a room full of gamers singing off-key. How Blizzard resisted our attempts to get them to come to Dragon I will never know.... lol
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