The Help-the-Homeless Trophy

By PAUL GRAY/

JOHNNY CARSON

He donated $55,000 to a zoo near his hometown of Norfolk, Neb. Why? Reuben, 7, the installation's only chimp, has outgrown his temporary quarters, a fortified mobile home. Carson's largesse will pay for a permanent primate exhibit -- and perhaps buy Reuben a female companion.

With reporting by DAVID ELLIS