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Bobby Lopez became the youngest person to win an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar with is win for best original song on Sunday night.
Bobby Lopez, welcome to the EGOT club!
The 39-year-old singer made history when he won an Oscar for Best Original Song on Sunday. The award, which Lopez shared with his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, was for the song "Let It Go" from the Disney animated blockbuster "Frozen." Broadway superstar Idina Menzel performed the song live at the event, undeterred by John Travolta mispronouncing her name in his introduction.
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The Oscar win marked Lopez as one of the few people who earned access to the EGOT club -- winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Lopez is the youngest person ever to win all four awards, and has achieved the feat in just a decade. he term "EGOT" was popularized on "30 Rock" when character Tracy Jordan went on a quest to join their exclusive ranks.
"I feel so lucky to be in the club," Lopez told the Daily News. "It's kind of weird. I've been a fan of '30 Rock' since the show came out. That episode about the EGOT lefft a deep imptression on me."
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Lopez earned his Grammy for "The Book of Mormon," He won two Tony Awards, the first in 2004 for "Avenue Q" and the second for "The Book of Mormon" in 2011. He also has two Daytime Emmy Awards, both for "Wonder Pets." But despite all the accolades, he's quick to acknowledge his colleagues.
"Everything I have done has been in conjunction with collaborators," Lopez told the News. "Jeff Marx (on 'Avenue Q'), Matt and Trey ('The Book of Mormon'). And now for collaborating with Kristen on 'Frozen.' I've never won anything by myself."
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Only 12 people have won all four awards, including Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols and Whoopi Goldberg.
"He makes a firm doze," Kristen Anderson-Lopez told the News about her husband's win.
PHOTOS: VANITY FAIR OSCAR PARTYLopez is the first Filipino-American to win an Academy Award. In an interview backstage, he paid tribute to his ancestry. "Filipino pride," Lopez told reporters. "I'm so excited I'm just sending love to the Philippine."
Lopez and his wife are currently planning a benefit concert for the Philippines, to be held on March 12 in New York City. The pair is also working on a musical, "Up Here," with director Alex Timbers of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" fame. Anderson-Lopez told the News that they were aiming for Broadway.
"That's the hope," she said. "That's always the hope."
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