infamous quiz show scandal of the late 1950s, actor Ralph Fiennes as Twenty-One champion Charles Van Doren—shown being offered a regular job on Today—says to the Dave Garroway character (played by Barry Levinson), "I hope you're not firing the chimp!" See also List of individual apes References External links Chimpanzee actors Primate mascots NBC News Mad (magazine) 1952 animal births Individual primates in the United States Primate attacks