21 People I'm Genuinely Shocked Have Won Grammy Awards

1.Bradley Cooper has 3 Grammys.

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2.The Baha Men won Best Dance/Electronic Recording in 2001.

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3.Hillary Clinton won Best Spoken Word Album in 1997.

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4.LeVar Burton won Best Spoken Word Album in 2000.

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5.Steve Martin has 5 Grammys.

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He has won everything from Best Comedy Album to Best Bluegrass Album.

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6.Zach Braff won Best Compilation Soundtrack for Motion Pictures for his work in Garden State in 2005.

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7.Kate Winslet won Best Spoken Word Album in 1999.

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8.Whoopi Goldberg won Best Comedy Album in 1986.

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9.Barack Obama has two Grammys, both for Best Spoken Word Album.

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10.Jimmy Carter has 4 Grammys.

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He won his 4th Grammy on Sunday in the Audiobook Narration category.

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11.Stephen Colbert has two Grammys.

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12.Betty White won Best Spoken Word Album in 2012.

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13.Bill Clinton has two Grammys, each in the spoken word categories.

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14.Joaquin Phoenix won a Grammy in 2007 for his work on Walk The Line.

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15.Kathy Griffin won Best Comedy Album in 2014.

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16.Eugene Levy won the Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or other Visual Media in 2004.

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17.Elmo has three Grammys.

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He won Best Musical Album for Children in 1999, 2000, and 2002.

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18.Alvin & the Chipmunks have SEVEN Grammys

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Their "iconic" Christmas song, "The Chipmunk Song," won three Grammys in and of itself.

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19.Michelle Obama has two spoken word Grammys.

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20.Tiffany Haddish won Best Comedy Album in 2021.

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21.And lastly, Magic Johnson won Best Spoken Word Album in 1993.

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