Mr. Lawrence
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Mr. Lawrence | |
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![]() Mr. Lawrence at the 2009 San Diego ComicCon | |
Born | Douglas Lawrence Osowski |
Other names | Doug Lawrence |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Douglas Lawrence Osowski known professionally as Mr. Lawrence, is an American voice actor, writer, animator, storyboard artist, director, and comedian. 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.
Career
Lawrence 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."[2]
Filmography
Films and television shows
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 |
1999–present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Realistic Fish Head, Fred, Potty the Parrot (since season 10), 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 | |
2006 | Ergo Proxy | Dog Cop #4 | Episode: "Shôjo sumairu" |
Zoot Rumpus | Zoot Rumpus | Pilot | |
2007 | Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? | Edward, Dave, Ping Pong | |
The Grim Adventures of Billy and 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 |
2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Plankton | |
2021 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Additional Voices | Co-developer, writer, theme song composer and story editor |
2021 | The Patrick Star Show | Plankton, Fred, Larry the Lobster, Additional Voices | Co-developer, writer and story editor |
Video games
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 (2015–2016) - Story
- Wabbit (2015)
- Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (2019)
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 |
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1995 | CableACE Award | Best Animated Programming Special or Series | Won |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Mr. Lawrence – Biography". IMDb. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Dan Abrams' interview with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
- ^ "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.
External links
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- Mr. Lawrence at IMDb