Mr. Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence
Lawrence at the San Diego ComicCon, 2009
Born Douglas Lawrence Osowski
(1969-01-01) January 1, 1969
East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Animator, voice actor
Years active 1992–present

Douglas Lawrence Osowski (born January 1, 1969), credited as Mr. Lawrence and sometimes Doug Lawrence, is an American animator and voice actor. He is noted for his work as a writer and occasional voice actor for the animated series Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Life and career

Lawrence was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey. He is known for his work on the animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants, on which he has long-running-roles as the voice of Sheldon Plankton and various recurring characters such as the Realistic Fish Head and Larry the Lobster. He physically appears as the live-action artist in "Frankendoodle".

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 recently 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. Apart from his voice work he is a writer and, since season 10, the story editor on SpongeBob SquarePants and worked as a writer on Rocko's Modern Life and The Twisted Whiskers Show. He is also currently a writer and story editor on Mighty Magiswords, Cartoon Network's first original online series which later became a TV series in June 2016, and provides the voice of Ralphio among other characters.

As a comedian, Mr. 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."[1]

Filmography

Films and television shows

Year Title Role Notes
1993–96Rocko's Modern LifeFilburt, Additional Voiceswriter, storyboard artist, and director
1999–presentSpongeBob SquarePantsSheldon Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Additional Voiceswriter (1999–)
story editor (2016–)
2000HairballsShort film
2003Do the VoiceFictionalized version of Himself
2004The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieSheldon Plankton
2005–08Camp LazloEdward, Dave and Ping Pong, Nurse Leslie
2006Ergo ProxyDog Cop #4Episode: "Shôjo sumairu"
2007The Grim Adventures of Billy and MandyAlien #2Episode: "Billy and Mandy Moon the Moon"
2010The CartoonstituteJoeyEpisode: "Joey to the World"
2012–14The Aquabats! Super Show!Narrator, ManAnt (voice)Series narrator
Episode: "ManAnt!"
2014Wander Over YonderAdditional Voices
Breadwinners TurtleEpisode: "Beach Day of Horror"
2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterSheldon Plankton/Plank-Ton
Uncle GrandpaPhilipEpisode: "Older"
2015–presentMighty MagiswordsRalphio, Jest-O the Best-O, Additional Voiceswriter and story editor (2015–2016)
2018Rocko's Modern Life: Static ClingFilburt

Video games

Year Title Role
1993Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt
1996Nickelodeon 3D Movie MakerFilburt Turtle
2001SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSpongePlankton
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!
2006SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
2008SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
2008SpongeBob 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

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

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