Mr. Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence at the 2009 San Diego ComicCon
Born
Douglas Lawrence Osowski

(1969-01-01) January 1, 1969
East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesDoug Lawrence
Alma materThe Kubert School
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • animator
  • writer
Years active1992–present

Douglas Lawrence Osowski (born January 1, 1969),[1] known professionally as Mr. Lawrence, is an American actor, animator and writer. He is best known for his work as a writer and voice actor for the Nicktoons Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants. On SpongeBob, he has provided the voice of Plankton and various recurring characters since 1999.

Early life and career

Lawrence attended The Kubert School for two years, before dropping out to focus on his stand-up.[2] He is known for his work as a writer (and, since season 10, story editor) on the animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. He also has long-running character roles on the show, providing the voice of Sheldon Plankton and various recurring characters, such as Potty the Parrot (replacing Paul Tibbitt from season 10 onwards), the Realistic Fish-Head, and Larry the Lobster.

He was the voice of Edward T. Platypus, Nurse Leslie, Dave, and Ping-Pong on Camp Lazlo. Lawrence also performed the voice of Filburt in Rocko's Modern Life and is the voice of the Announcer and Manant in The Aquabats! Super Show!. Lawrence is a standup comedian, cartoonist, writer-director, animator and producer on the television series Johnny Talk. He worked on The Ren and Stimpy Show in its second season as a layout assistant. He also worked as a writer on Rocko's Modern Life, The Twisted Whiskers Show, and Mighty Magiswords.

As a comedian, Lawrence performed in New Jersey and Los Angeles, collaborating with comedian Jeremy Kramer and Boston comedy writer Martin Olson. Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, a storyboard writer for Rocko's Modern Life and co-creator of Phineas and Ferb, described Lawrence as bearing a "unique sense of humor", and that one "would really have to know Doug to understand (or not understand)" his style. Marsh says that the rationale for Lawrence's humor techniques and decisions "remain a mystery to us forever."[3]

Filmography

Films and television shows

Year Title Role Notes
1992–93 The Ren & Stimpy Show layout assistant
1993–96Rocko's Modern LifeFilburt, Additional Voicesadditional writer, storyboard artist, and director
1999–presentSpongeBob SquarePantsPlankton, Larry the Lobster, Realistic Fish Head, Fred, Potty the Parrot (since season 10), Tom, Additional Voiceswriter (1999–2002; 2009–)
story editor (2016–)
2000HairballsRayShort film
2003Do the VoiceFictionalized version of Himself
2004The SpongeBob SquarePants MoviePlankton, Fish #7, Attendant #2, Lloyd
2005–08Camp LazloEdward, Dave, Ping Pong, Nurse Leslie
2007Zoot RumpusZoot Rumpus Pilot
Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?Edward, Dave, Ping Pong
The Grim Adventures of Billy and MandyAlien #2Episode: "Billy and Mandy Moon the Moon"
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantisPlankton, Pocket DogsTelevision film
2009SpongeBob's Truth or SquarePlankton, Larry the Lobster, Ventriloquist10th anniversary special, additional material
2010The CartoonstituteJoseph "Joey" Elliot KangarooEpisode: "Joey to the World"
2012–14The Aquabats! Super Show!Narrator, ManAnt (voice)Series narrator
Episode: "ManAnt!"
2013The Kumquat Kwadruplets: Birthday BreakdownJaime, Manny, announcerPilot
2014BreadwinnersTurtleEpisode: "Beach Day of Horror"
2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterPlankton, Plankton Robot, News Anchor Fish, Mob Member
Uncle GrandpaPhilipEpisode: "Older"
2015–19Mighty MagiswordsRalphio, Jest-O the Best-O, Additional Voiceswriter and story editor (2015–2016)
2019Rocko's Modern Life: Static ClingFilburt, Maitre D', Martian 1, Doug, Hopping Hessian, Doodleberg, Lizardwriter
SpongeBob's Big Birthday BlowoutPlankton, Potty the Parrot, Rube, Larry the Lobster, Charleston20th anniversary special, writer
2020Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy StoryHimselfDocumentary
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunPlankton
Deer Squad Ian
2021 Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under YearsPlankton, Larry the Lobster, Additional VoicesCo-developer, writer, theme song composer and story editor
The Patrick Star ShowPlankton, Fred, Larry the Lobster, Additional VoicesCo-developer, writer and story editor

Video games

Year Title Role
1996Nickelodeon 3D Movie MakerFilburt Turtle
2001SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSpongePlankton[4]
Nicktoons Racing
SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty
2002SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the MonthPlankton, Larry the Lobster
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
2003Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3DPlankton
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini BottomPlankton, Larry the Lobster, Prawn, Fish Announcer
2004The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: The Video GamePlankton
2005Nicktoons Unite
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
2006Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
2008SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
2009SpongeBob's Truth or Square
BorderlandsAdditional Voices
2011Nicktoons MLBLarry the Lobster
2013SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic RevengePlankton
2015SpongeBob HeroPantsPlankton/Plank-Ton
2020SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – RehydratedPlankton, Larry the Lobster, Prawn, Fish Announcer
2023SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Fish Announcer, Fred, Citizens
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2Plankton, Chum Slave

Writer

Director

  • Looks Can Kill (1994)
  • Rocko's Modern Life (1993–1996) – Leap Frogs/Bedfellows (1993) - Sugar-Frosted Frights/Ed Is Dead: A Thriller! (1995) – Fish-N-Chumps/Camera Shy (1995) – Nothing to Sneeze At/Old Fogey Froggy (1995) – Speaking Terms/Tooth and Nail (1995)
  • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–97)
  • General Chaos: Uncensored Animation (1998)
  • Hairballs (2000)
  • The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) – Assistant director
  • Lucky Lady (2014)

Other work

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
1995CableACE AwardBest Animated Programming Special or SeriesWon
2012Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Short-Format Animated ProgramNominated

References

  1. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/nickelodeon/photos/a.420632611317/10158201269876318/?type=3
  2. ↑ "Mr. Lawrence - From Kubert Comic School Student to Stand Up Comic | Bonus Scene from Interview" – via www.youtube.com.
  3. ↑ "Dan Abrams' interview with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
  4. ↑ "Doug Lawrence (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 16, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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