Mr. Lawrence


Douglas Lawrence Osowski, known professionally as Mr. Lawrence, is an American animator, writer, actor, voice actor, and comedian. He is most known for his work as a writer and voice actor for the Nicktoons shows Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants, the latter of which he has provided the voice of Plankton, Larry the Lobster and other various characters since 1999.

Career

Lawrence is known for his work as a writer 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, 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 " his style. Marsh says that the rationale for Lawrence's humor techniques and decisions "remain a mystery to us forever."

Filmography

Films and television shows

Video games

Writer

YearAwardCategoryResult
1995CableACE AwardBest Animated Programming Special or Series
2012Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Short-Format Animated Program