▁at ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁birth day ▁celebr ation ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Fri ars ' ▁Club . ▁The ▁cent en arian ▁was ▁so ▁im pressed ▁that ▁he ▁be fri ended ▁La F ong ▁and ▁gave ▁her ▁his ▁famous ▁pu ppets ▁Johnny ▁and ▁Pedro , ▁plus ▁taught ▁her ▁how ▁to ▁perform ▁his ▁classic ▁rout ines . ▁ ▁La F ong ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁vent ril o qu ist ▁author ized ▁by ▁the ▁W ences ▁estate ▁to ▁perform ▁Johnny ▁and ▁Pedro , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁W ences ' ▁rout ines . ▁ ▁On ▁Sept . ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁while ▁driving ▁on ▁a ▁highway ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁hur ry , ▁Mich elle ▁attempted ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁transport ▁tr uck ▁and ▁struck ▁a ▁car ▁coming ▁the ▁other ▁way , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁car ' s ▁driver ; ▁per ▁Sin ▁City ▁ER ▁episode ▁air ▁date ▁ 0 9 - A UG - 1 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : V ent ril o qu ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Ü nl ü ce ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁ Ç ine , ▁A yd ı n ▁Province , ▁Turkey . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 ▁people . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁A yd ı n ▁Province ▁Category : Ç ine ▁District ▁Category : V ill