Newcomer to Hollywood Barack Obama was awarded an Emmy for narration in his Netflix documentary series Our Great National Parks, the television academy announced on Saturday.
Obama, who served two terms as President of the United States until 2017, had already won two Grammy Awards for the audio versions of his books The Audacity of Hope and My Father’s Dreams.
It only takes you an Oscar and a Tony to complete the so-called “EGOT,” which Tracker Entertainment Weekly says only 17 people have achieved, including Whoopie Goldberg and Audrey Hepburn.
Another president had already received an Emmy: Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, albeit an honorary award.
After leaving office in 2017, both Obama and his wife, Michelle, have written best-selling memoirs and, in addition to their charitable foundation, started a production company that signed a major deal with Netflix estimated at tens of millions of dollars. Dollar.
Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize after winning the 2008 election.