Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has promoted ten of its employees to agent status, the agency announced Tuesday.
The newly-promoted agents are Crystal Caicedo, Matt Felker, Ozi Menakaya, Olivia Owen, Lydia Fotiadou, Ryan Fereydouni, Emily Van Allsburg, Matt Fechter, Ruby Kaye, and Hannah Wright.
Caicedo, Felker, Menakaya, and Owen will work as agents in CAA’s television division, based out of CAA’s Los Angeles office. Felker will serve in the scripted television department, Caicedo and Menakaya in international scripted television, and Owen in television talent.
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Fotiadou is now an agent in CAA’s digital talent and packaging division in Los Angeles. Fereydouni and Van Allsburg are now agents in CAA’s touring division, which is responsible for booking top global musical and comedic talent. Fereydouni, also based in Los Angeles, will continue his focus on comedy touring, while Van Allsburg will still be based in Nashville and will continue to focus on music touring.
Matt Fechter, Ruby Kaye, and Hannah Wright have been promoted to agents in CAA’s motion pictures division, which represents both accomplished and emerging artists. Fechter is in the motion pictures talent department, while Kaye and Wright serve in the motion pictures literary department. All three will be based out of Los Angeles.
37 Stars Who Need Only an Oscar to EGOT, From Lin-Manuel Miranda to Cynthia Erivo (Photos)
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The EGOT -- an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony -- is the greatest honor in entertainment. These stars are (or were) close to achieving it.
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Cynthia Nixon (1966 - ) Emmys (2): Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, "Sex and the City" (2004); Guest Actress in a Drama Series, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2008) Grammy: Spoken Word Album, "An Inconvenient Truth" (2008) Tonys (2): Actress in a Play, "Rabbit Hole" (2006); Featured Actress in a Play, "Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes" (2017)Getty Images
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980 - ) Emmy: Original Music and Lyrics, "67th Annual Tony Awards" (2014) Grammys (2): Best Musical Theater Album, "In the Heights" (2008) and "Hamilton" (2017) Tonys (3): Score, "In the Heights" (2008) and "Hamilton" (2016); Musical, "Hamilton" (2016)Getty Images
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Hugh Jackman (1968 - ) Emmy: Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, "58th Annual Tony Awards" (2004) Grammy: Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, "The Greatest Showman" (2018) Tony: Actor in a Musical, "The Boy From Oz" (2004)
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Harry Belafonte (1927 - ) Emmy: Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series, "The Revlon Revue" (1960) Grammys (2): Folk Performance, "Swing Dat Hammer" (1960); Folk Recording, "An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba" (1965) Tony: Supporting Actor in a Musical, "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" (1954)Getty Images
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Cynthia Erivo (1987 - ) Daytime Emmy: On-Camera Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, "Today" (2017) Grammy: Musical Theater Album, "The Color Purple" (2016) Tony: Actress in a Musical, "The Color Purple" (2016)Getty Images
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Bette Midler (1945 - ) Emmys (3): Special - Comedy, Variety or Music, "Bette Midler Ol' Red Hair Is Back" (1978); Performance in a Variety or Music Program, "Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas" (1997) and "The Tonight Show" (1992) Grammy (3): Best New Artist (1973); Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, "The Rose" (1980); Record of the Year, "Wind Beneath My Wings" (1989) Tony: Actress in a Musical, "Hello, Dolly!" (2017)Getty Images
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Audra McDonald (1970 - ) Emmy: Special Class Program, "Live From Lincoln Center" (2015) Grammys (2): Classical Album and Opera Recording, "Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" (2008) Tonys (6): Featured Actress in a Musical, "Carousel" (1994); Featured Actress in a Play, "Master Class" (1996); Featured Actress in a Musical, "Ragtime" (1998); Featured Actress in a Play, "A Raisin in the Sun" (2004); Actress in a Musical, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" (2012); Actress in a Play, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" (2014)Getty Images
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Cyndi Lauper (1953 - ) Emmy: Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, "Mad About You" (2005) Grammys (2): Best New Artist (1984); Musical Theater Album, "Kinky Boots" (2013) Tony: Score, "Kinky Boots" (2013)Getty Images
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Marc Shaiman (1959 - ) Emmy: Writing in a Variety or Music Program, "The 64th Annual Academy Awards" (1992) Grammy: Musical Show Album, "Hairspray" (2002) Tony: Score, "Hairspray" (2003)Getty Images
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Lily Tomlin (1939 - ) Emmys (6): Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special, "Lily" (1974) and The Lily Tomlin Special (1976) and "The Paul Simon Special" (1978); Variety, Music or Comedy Program, "Lily" (1974) and "Lily: Sold Out" (1981); Voiceover Performance, "An Apology to Elephants" (2013) Grammy: Comedy Recording, "This Is a Recording" (1971) Tony: Actress in a Play, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" (1986)Getty Images
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Billy Porter (1969 - ) Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, "Pose" (2019) Grammy: Best Musical Theater Album, "Kinky Boots" (2013) Tony: Lead Actor in a Musical, "Kinky Boots" (2013)
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Dick Van Dyke (1925 -) Emmys (4): Actor in a Comedy Series, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1964, 1965 and 1966); Comedy-Variety or Music Series, "Van Dyke and Company" (1977) Grammy: Recording for Children, "Mary Poppins" (1964) Tony: Featured Actor in a Musical, "Bye, Bye Birdie" (1961)Getty Images
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James Earl Jones (1931 - ) Emmys (2): Actor in a Drama Series, "Gabriel's Fire" (1991); Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special, "Heat Wave" (1991) Grammy: Spoken Word Recording, "Great American Documents" (1976) Tonys (2): Actor in a Play, "The Great White Hope" (1969) and "Fences" (1987)Getty Images
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David Yazbek (1961 - ) Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, "Late Night With David Letterman" (1984) Grammy: Musical Theater Album, "The Band's Visit" (2018) Tony: Original Musical Score, "The Band's Visit (2018)
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Trey Parker (1969 - ) Emmys (5): Animated Program, "South Park" (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2013) Grammy: Musical Theater Album, "The Book of Mormon" (2011) Tonys (3): Score, Book and Director, "The Book of Mormon" (2011)Getty Images
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Matt Stone (1971 - ) Emmys (5): Animated Program, "South Park" (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2013) Grammy: Musical Theater Album, "The Book of Mormon" (2011) Tony (2): Score and Book, "The Book of Mormon" (2011)Getty Images
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Ben Platt (1993 - ) Daytime Emmy (1): Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, "Dear Evan Hansen" on "Today" (2018) Grammy: Best Musical Theater Album, "Dear Evan Hansen" (2018) Tony: Best Actor in a Musical, "Dear Evan Hansen" (2017)
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Rachel Bay Jones (1969 - ) Daytime Emmy (1): Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, "Dear Evan Hansen" on "Today" (2018) Grammy: Best Musical Theater Album, "Dear Evan Hansen" (2018) Tony: Best Featured Actress in a Musical, "Dear Evan Hansen" (2017)
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André De Shields (1946 - ) Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, "Ain't Misbehavin'" (1982) Grammy: Best Musical Theater Album, "Hadestown" (2020) Tony: Best Featured Actor in a Musical, "Hadestown" (2019)
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Quincy Jones (1933 - ) Emmy: Music Composition for a Series Original Dramatic Score, "Roots" (1977) Grammy: 27 wins, including Record of the Year, "Beat It" (1983) and "We Are the World" (1985); Album of the Year, "Back on the Block" (1990) Tony: Musical Revival (producing), "The Color Purple" (2016)Getty Images
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Katrina Lenk Emmy: Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, "Today" (2019) Grammy: Best Musical Theater Album, "The Band's Visit" (2019) Tony: Best Actress in a Musical, "The Band's Visit" (2018)
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Ari'el Stachel (1991 - ) Emmy: Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, "Today" (2019) Grammy: Best Musical Theater Album, "The Band's Visit" (2019) Tony: Best Featured Actor in a Musical, "The Band's Visit" (2018)
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Fred Ebb (1928-2004) and John Kander (1927 - ) Emmy: Original Music and Lyrics, "Liza With a Z" (1973) and "Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall" (1993); Ebb also won for "Gypsy in My Soul" (1976) and producing "Liza With a Z" Grammy: Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album, "Cabaret" (1967) Tonys (4): Musical and Composer/Lyricist, "Cabaret" (1967); Score, "Woman of the Year" (1981); Score, "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1993)Getty Images
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Tom Kitt (1974 - ) Emmy: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, "The 67th Annual Tony Awards" (2014) Grammy: Best Musical Theater Album, "Jagged Little Pill" (2021) Tonys (2): Best Original Score and Orchestrations, "Next to Normal" (2009)Getty Images
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Bill Sherman (1981 - ) Daytime Emmys (2): Original Song - Children's and Animation, "Sesame Street" (2011); Original Song, "Sesame Street" (2015) Grammys (2): Best Musical Theater Album, "In the Heights" (2008) and "Hamilton" (2017) Tonys (2): Orchestrations, "In the Heights" (2008); Musical (producing), "Kinky Boots" (2013)Getty Images
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Anne Garefino (1959 - ) Emmys (5): Animated Program (producing), "South Park" (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2013) Grammy: Musical Theater Album, "The Book of Mormon" (2011) Tony: Musical (producing), "The Book of Mormon" (2011)Getty Images
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Martin Charnin (1934 - ) Emmys (3): Variety or Musical Program, "Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man" (1970); Variety or Musical Program and Directorial Achievement in Comedy or Variety, "'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin" (1972) Grammy: Cast Show Album, "Annie" (1977) Tony: Score, "Annie" (1977)Getty Images
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Stan Lathan (1945 - ) Emmys (3): Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), "Dave Chappelle: Equanimity" (2018), "Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones" (2020); Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, "Sticks & Stones" (2020) Grammys (3): Best Comedy Album, Dave Chappelle's "The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas" (2017); "Equanimity & The Bird Revelation" (2018); "Sticks & Stones" (2019) Tony: Best Special Theatrical Event, "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam" (2003)Getty Images
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Alex Lacamoire (1975 - ) Emmy: Outstanding Music Direction, "Fosse/Verdon" (2019) Grammy (3): Best Musical Theater Album, "In the Heights" (2009), "Hamilton" (2016), "Dear Evan Hansen" (2018); Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, "The Greatest Showman" (2019) Tony (3): Best Orchestrations, "In the Heights" (2008); "Hamilton" (2016); "Dear Evan Hansen" (2017)
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Jerry Bock (1928–2010) Daytime Emmy: Original Song - Children's and Animation, "Wonder Pets!" (2010) Grammy: Score From an Original Cast Show Album, "She Loves Me" (1963) Tonys (4): Musical, "Fiorello!" (1960), "Hello, Dolly!" (1964) and "Fiddler on the Roof" (1965); plus Score, "Fiddler on the Roof" (1965)Getty Images
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Julie Harris (1925–2013) Emmys (3): Single Performance by an Actress, "Little Moon of Alban" (1959); Single Performance by an Actress, "Victoria Regina" (1962); Voiceover Performance, "Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony" (2000) Grammy: Spoken Word Recording, "The Belle Of Amherst" (1977) Tonys (5): Actress in a Play, "I Am a Camera" (1952), "The Lark" (1956), "Forty Carats" (1969), "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1973) and "The Belle of Amherst" (1977)Courtesy: Bill Doll and Company
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Cy Coleman (1929-2004) Emmys (2): Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special, "Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now" (1975); Comedy-Variety or Music Special, "Gypsy in My Soul" (1976) Grammy: Musical Show Album, "The Will Rogers Follies" (1991) Tonys (3): Score, "On the Twentieth Century" (1978), "City of Angels" (1990) and "The Will Rogers Follies" (1991)Getty Images
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James Whitmore (1921–2009) Emmy: Guest Actor in a Drama Series, "The Practice" (2000) Grammy: Spoken Word Recording, "Give 'Em Hell Harry" (1975) Tony: Performance by Newcomers, "For Love or Money" (1948)Getty Images
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Charles Strouse (1928 - ) Emmy: Music and Lyrics, "Bye, Bye Birdie" (1996) Grammy: Cast Show Album, "Annie" (1977) Tonys (3): Musical, "Bye, Bye Birdie" (1961), "Applause" (1970); Score, "Annie" (1977)Getty Images
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Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Emmy: 7 individual wins, including for "Omnibus" (1957 and 1958); "Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic" (1961); "New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts" (1965); "Beethoven's Birthday" (1972); and "Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening" (1987) Grammy: 16 wins, most for best classical album Tony: Best Musical, "Wonderful Town" (1953)Courtesy: Allan Warren
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George Grizzard Jr. (1928-2007) Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special, "The Oldest Living Graduate" (1980) Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1964) Tony: Best Actor in a Play, "A Delicate Balance" (1996)Getty Images
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So who has made the cut? Here are all of the stars who have achieved EGOT status, from Audrey Hepburn to Whoopi Goldberg.
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A select group of entertainers can round out their trophy cases with a competitive win from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences