Mr. Lawrence
| Mr. Lawrence | |
|---|---|
 Lawrence at the San Diego ComicCon, 2009 | |
| Born |
Douglas Lawrence Osowski January 1, 1969 East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actor, writer, director, storyboard artist |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Notable work |
Rocko's Modern Life SpongeBob SquarePants |
Douglas Lawrence Osowski (born January 1, 1969), better known as Mr. Lawrence and sometimes credited as Doug Lawrence, is an American voice actor, writer, director, and storyboard artist, best known for his work as a writer and 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 Sheldon Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Elaine and various other characters including Artist at Sea.
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 on SpongeBob SquarePants and worked as a writer on Rocko's Modern Life and The Twisted Whiskers Show. He is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–96 | Rocko's Modern Life | Filburt Turtle, Additional Voices | |
| 1999–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Additional Voices | |
| 2000 | Hairballs | Short film | |
| 2003 | Do the Voice | Fictionalized version of Himself | |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Plankton | |
| 2005–08 | Camp Lazlo | Edward, Dave and Ping Pong, Nurse Leslie | |
| 2006 | Ergo Proxy | Dog Cop #4 | Episode: "Shôjo sumairu" |
| 2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Alien #2 | Episode: "Billy and Mandy Moon the Moon" |
| 2010 | The Cartoonstitute | Joey | Episode: "Joey To the World" |
| 2012–14 | The Aquabats! Super Show! | Narrator, ManAnt (voice) | Series narrator Episode: "ManAnt!" |
| 2014 | Wander Over Yonder | Additional Voices | |
| Breadwinners | Turtle | Episode: "Beach Day of Horror" | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Plankton/Plank-Ton | |
| Mighty Magiswords | Ralphio, Jest-O the Best-O, Additional Voices | ||
| Uncle Grandpa | Philip |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt | |
| 1996 | Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker | Filburt Turtle |
| 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | Plankton |
| Nicktoons Racing | ||
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty | ||
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month | Plankton Larry the Lobster |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | ||
| 2003 | Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3D | Plankton |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Prawn, Fish Announcer | |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: The Video Game | Plankton |
| 2005 | Nicktoons Unite | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! | ||
| 2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab | |
| 2008 | SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | |
| 2009 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square | |
| Borderlands | Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | Larry the Lobster |
| 2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge | Plankton |
| 2015 | SpongeBob HeroPants | Plankton/Plank-Ton |
Writer
- Rocko's Modern Life (1993–96)
- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–97)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–2002; 2009–present) - also story editor (2016-present)
- Hairballs (2000)
- Do the Voice (2003)
- Johnnie Talk (2003)
- SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) – Additional screenplay material
- The Twisted Whiskers Show (2010)
- Lucky Lady (2014)
- Mighty Magiswords (2015–present)
- Wabbit (2015)
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
- The Food Album (1993) – album art
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CableACE Award | Best Animated Programming Special or Series | Won |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Dan Abrams' interview with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ