Only a dozen people have won the Emmy, the Grammy, the Oscar and the Tony.
Mel Brooks. The jack-of-all-trades won a writing Emmy for a Sid Caesar special and three acting Emmys for “Mad About You,” a spoken-word Grammy for “The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000” and two songwriting Grammys for “The Producers,” an Oscar for writing the screenplay of 1968’s “The Producers” and three Tonys for the Broadway version.
John Gielgud. The actor won an Emmy for the miniseries “Summer’s Lease,” a Grammy for spoken word on “Ages of Man,” an Oscar for “Arthur” and a Tony for directing “Big Fish, Little Fish.”
Whoopi Goldberg. The actress won Emmys for “The View” and a special on Hattie McDaniel, a Grammy for the recording of her 1985 Broadway show, an Oscar for “Ghost” and a Tony for co-producing “Thoroughly Modern Millie.”
Marvin Hamlisch. The composer won two Emmys for “Barbra Streisand: The Concert” (among others), four Grammys for “The Way We Were” and “The Entertainer,” three Oscars for “The Way We Were” and “The Sting,” and a Tony for “A Chorus Line.”
Helen Hayes. The actress won an Emmy for an episode of “Schlitz Playhouse of Stars,” a Grammy for spoken-word on “Great American Documents,” Oscars for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” and “Airport,” and Tonys for “Happy Birthday” and “Time Remembered.”
Audrey Hepburn. The actress won an Emmy for “Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn,” a Grammy for spoken word on “Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales,” an Oscar for “Roman Holiday” and a Tony for “Ondine.”
Liza Minnelli. The actress and singer won an Emmy for “Liza with a ‘Z,’ ” an honorary Grammy for lifetime achievement, an Oscar for “Cabaret,” and Tonys for “Flora the Red Menace” and “The Act.”
Rita Moreno. The actress won Emmys for guest appearances on “The Muppet Show” and “The Rockford Files,” a Grammy for kids’ album “The Electric Company,” an Oscar for “West Side Story” and a Tony for “The Ritz.”
Mike Nichols. The comedian-turned-director won four Emmys for “Wit” and “Angels in America,” a Grammy for the comedy album “An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May,” an Oscar for “The Graduate,” and eight Tonys for, among others, “The Odd Couple” and “Spamalot.”
Richard Rodgers. The composer won an Emmy for a TV biopic about Winston Churchill, Grammys for “The Sound of Music” and “No Strings,” an Oscar for “State Fair” and six Tonys for, among others, “The King and I” and “South Pacific.”
Barbra Streisand. The actress and singer won four Emmys for her concert specials, nine Grammys for her albums and singles, an acting Oscar for “Funny Girl” and a Best Song Oscar for “A Star is Born,” and an honorary Tony in 1970.
Jonathan Tunick. The composer won an Emmy for 1982’s “Night of 100 Stars,” a Grammy for arranging “No One is Alone” for jazz singer Cleo Laine, an Oscar for “A Little Night Music” and a Tony for “Titanic.”