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There is no greater accomplishment in Hollywood than winning an Oscar.

Oh wait? Yes there is! Winning an Oscar… and an Emmy… AND a Tony… AND A Grammy!

Not as easy a feat to accomplish (right Tracey Jordan?), but there are a handful of mega-talented Hollywood heavyweights who've managed to accomplish it.

Shout out to WHOOPI, WHOOP!

But you know, there are quite of few celebs who are literally thisclose to acquiring EGOT status… and they may not be exactly who you think!

So, who are these multi-talented, acclaimed persons of interest? Well, let's take a look!

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We sat through Gore Vidal's The Best Man on Friday and it was a bit of an arduous affair. Not only did the show seem very long - complete with two intermissions - but there were some serious issues with the play itself and a few of the performances.

Our biggest gripe with the show was with the writing. There was no one we were rooting for. The show lacked a hero! One contender was a fool and the other was a too! Either one could have won or lost, and we would have been apathetic either way.

It was nice to see, though, how relevant politically the show still is 50 plus years later.

Another one of the major flaws of this theatergoing experience for us is that John Larroquette, who played one of the two contenders, lacked the gravitas to pull off that role. We thoroughly enjoyed him when we saw him in How To Succeed, but in The Best Man Laroquette floundered. He "acted" well enough, but he failed to develop a fully fleshed character. It was him up there on that stage.

Cybill Shepard was like a ghost. Or beige. Take your pic.

And Elizabeth Ashley should use a head mic, as she did not amplify enough with just her voice.

John Stamos and Kristin Davis, on the other hand, were surprisingly good. And the definitely created characters they were portraying.

But the real revelation of this production is James Earl Jones, whose portrayal of the President was so nuanced and vibrant. He literally lit up the stage whenever he appeared. Too bad they killed the most likeable character in the show!

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These days, Kevin Costner is more untouchable than Eliot Ness!

The veteran actor just scored a juicy role in the upcoming Jack Ryan prequel directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Pine as our heroic young spy!

Details are sparse, but Costner's character is an apparent mentor figure akin to Darth Vader's James Earl Jones' Admiral Greer in the three '90s adaptations of those fabulous Tom Clancy novels!

Between

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Renowned author, screenwriter, playwright, essayist and political activist Gore Vidal has passed away after complications of pneumonia.

In 86 years of life, he wrote over a dozen screenplays, eight plays and 25 novels. He famously created controversy in 1948 with his third book, The City and the Pillar, which was one of the first novels in American literature to feature unambiguous homosexuality.

Vidal fearlessly tackled the taboo again in 1968 when

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Our beloved Andrew Garfield unfortunately didn't get the Tony Awards win for Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play, but instead, it was a recipient who was just as worthy!

That's right, SMASH's Christian Borle took home the win for his work in Peter and the Starcatcher, beating out Michael Cumpsty, Tom Edden, and Jeremy Shamos!

Aww! Such a sweetheart!

Easily one of the nicest speeches of the evening, and so cute to see his mom and sister looking on from audience, clearly so very proud!

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A wonderful and well-deserved honor for both Oprah and James!

This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors will honor Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith as well.

Oprah will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which hasn't been awarded in three years, for "her extensive charitable, philanthropic, and educational efforts."

Congratulations to all three honorees!

Very impressive!!!

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James Earl Jones, you crazy! Don't even act like you don't know who Justin Bieber is. A fine thespian like yourself probably tunes into CSI every week! Think back to the beginning of this season, that kid with moppy hair!

That's him!

Well, maybe James really doesn't know who The Biebs is, but after today, all the Biebleivers will know who he is! This morning, James appeared on The Gayle King Show and indulged his host with a little performance.

Check Mista Darth Vadar himself perform a rousing verse of Baby! (above)

HIGHlarious!!!

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