Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have become EGOT winners. The duo won an Emmy on Sunday for “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” their original song co-written with Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman for “Only Murders in the Building” at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Pasek and Paul are the 20th and 21st people to reach EGOT status.
Both 39, they’re tied with fellow EGOT songwriter Robert Lopez as the youngest to become EGOT recipients. They’re also the first creative team to become EGOT recipients simultaneously, winning all four awards together. Their EGOT journey began when they won an Oscar in 2017 for their original song “City of Stars,” featured in the film “La La Land.
” Later that year, they won the Tony Award for the original score of “Dear Evan Hansen,” and they won the Grammy Award for best musical theater album for the stage musical’s cast recording in 2018. The pair met as freshman at the University of Michigan and also wrote the songs for “A Christmas Story,” “The Greatest Showman” and “Spirited.” They are also contributing songs to Disney’s upcoming live-action “Snow White” movie and Pharrell Williams’ semi-autobiographical drama “Atlantis,” both scheduled for 2025 release.
Along with Lopez, Pasek and Paul are in good company with fellow EGOT composers, lyricists and songwriters: Richard Rodgers, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, John Legend, Alan Menken and, most recently, Elton John . .