Douglas Lawrence Osowski (born January 1, 1969), better known as Mr. Lawrence and sometimes credited as Doug Lawrence, is an American voice actor, comedian, writer, storyboard artist, animator, director and producer best known for his work on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, on which he voices the show's villain Sheldon Plankton. He also voiced the character of Filburt on Rocko's Modern Life and has written for both 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.
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."
Filmography
Film and television
Video games
Writer
- Rocko's Modern Life (1993â€"1996)
- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995â€"1997)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999â€"2002; 2009â€"present)
- Hairballs (2000)
- Do the Voice (2003)
- Johnnie Talk (2003)
- SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) â€" Additional screenplay material
- The Twisted Whiskers Show (2010)
- Mighty Magiswords (TBA 2015/2016)
Director
- Looks Can Kill (1994)
- Rocko's Modern Life (1993â€"1996) â€" Sugar-Frosted Frights/Ed Is Dead: A Thriller! (1995) â€" Fish-N-Chumps/Camera Shy (1995) â€" Nothing to Sneeze At/Old Fogey Froggy (1995) â€" Speaking Terms/Tooth and Nail (1995)
- The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995â€"1997)
- General Chaos: Uncensored Animation (1998)
- Hairballs (2000)
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) â€" Assistant director
Other work
- The Food Album (1993) â€" album art
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "Dan Abrams' interview with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
External links
- Mr. Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database
