Former US President Barack Hussein Obama was awarded on Saturday an Emmy for the narration of his Netflix documentary series Our Great National Parks at the 74th Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Featuring Barack Obama as the narrator, Our Great National Parks is a five-part Netflix documentary series that explores the most spectacular national parks and wild spaces in the world.
The documentary series was produced by Higher Ground Productions, the former president and first lady Michelle Obama’s own production company.
Barack Obama previously won a Grammy award for his narration on the audiobook version of his memoirs The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father.
In addition, the former US president was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
Barack Obama is on the verge of earning the EGOT due to his extensive accomplishments. An EGOT is only given to a person who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. Only 17 individuals, including Rita Moreno and John Legend, have managed to achieve the feat, according to CNN.
The 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama was the first African American to serve as US president, leading the country from 2009 to 2017.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the only other American president to be honored with an Emmy in 1956 for his innovative use of televised news conferences.
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