Mr. Lawrence | |
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Born | Douglas Lawrence Osowski |
Other names | Doug Lawrence |
Alma mater | The Kubert School |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse | Mary Ann |
Douglas Lawrence Osowski, known professionally as Mr. Lawrence, is an American voice actor, animator, director, filmmaker, cartoonist 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 Sheldon J. Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Fred, and various recurring characters since the show's debut in 1999.
Lawrence grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey. In high school, he would appear in sketch comedy live shows during the summer. [1] He 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 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]
Lawrence is married and lives in Burbank, California. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992–93 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | layout assistant | |
1993–96 | Rocko's Modern Life | Filburt, Additional Voices | additional writer, storyboard artist, and director |
1995-96 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Baby, Milk Vendor, Additional Voices | |
1999–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Realistic Fish Head, Fred, Potty the Parrot (since season 10), Tom, Additional Voices | writer (1999–2002; 2009–) story editor (2016–) |
2000 | Hairballs | Ray | Short film |
2003 | Do the Voice | Fictionalized version of Himself | |
2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Plankton, Fish #7, Attendant #2, Lloyd | |
2005–08 | Camp Lazlo | Edward, Dave, Ping Pong, Nurse Leslie | |
2007 | Zoot Rumpus | Zoot Rumpus | Pilot |
Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? | Edward, Dave, Ping Pong | ||
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Alien #2 | Episode: "Billy and Mandy Moon the Moon" | |
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | Plankton, Pocket Dogs | Television film | |
2009 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Ventriloquist | 10th anniversary special, additional material |
2010 | The Cartoonstitute | Joseph "Joey" Elliot Kangaroo | Episode: "Joey to the World" |
2012–14 | The Aquabats! Super Show! | Narrator, ManAnt (voice) | Series narrator Episode: "ManAnt!" |
2013 | The Kumquat Kwadruplets: Birthday Breakdown | Jaime, Manny, announcer | Pilot |
2014 | Breadwinners | Turtle | Episode: "Beach Day of Horror" |
2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Plankton, Plankton Robot, News Anchor Fish, Mob Member | |
Uncle Grandpa | Philip | Episode: "Older" | |
2015–19 | Mighty Magiswords | Ralphio, Jest-O the Best-O, Additional Voices | writer and story editor (2015–2016) |
2019 | Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling | Filburt, Maitre D', Martian 1, Doug, Hopping Hessian, Doodleberg, Lizard | writer |
SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout | Plankton, Potty the Parrot, Rube, Larry the Lobster, Charleston | 20th anniversary special, writer | |
2020 | Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy Story | Himself | Documentary |
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Plankton | ||
Deer Squad | Ian | English dub | |
2021 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Additional Voices | Co-developer, writer, theme song composer and story editor |
The Patrick Star Show | Plankton, Fred, Larry the Lobster, Additional Voices | Co-developer, writer and story editor | |
2024 | Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | Plankton, Fred, Larry the Lobster, Additional Voices | |
2025 | Plankton: The Movie | Plankton | Also Story and Screenwriter [5] |
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | [6] |
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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1995 | CableACE Award | Best Animated Programming Special or Series | Won |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | Nominated |
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