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 Nicktoons is a collective name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Viacom, now known as Paramount Global) in their ...

Rocko's Modern Life ''Rocko's Modern Life'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the surreal life of an anthropomorphic Australian immigrant wallaby named Rocko and his friends: the eccentric stee ...

'' and ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American Animated series, animated Television comedy, comedy Television show, television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It ...

''. On ''SpongeBob'', he has provided the voice of

Plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in water (or air) that are unable to propel themselves against a current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankters. In the ocean, they provide a cruc ...

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 ''

''. He also has long-running character roles on the show, providing the voice of

Sheldon Plankton Sheldon J. Plankton and Karen Plankton are the main antagonists in '' SpongeBob SquarePants'', the Nickelodeon animated television series. They are respectively voiced by Mr. Lawrence and Jill Talley. Their first appearance was in the episode ...

and various recurring characters, such as

Potty the Parrot The characters in the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' were created by artist, animator, and former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg. The series chronicles the adventures of the title character and his various f ...

(replacing

Paul Tibbitt Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV (born May 13, 1968) is an American animator, television producer, writer, storyboard artist, songwriter, voice actor, and director, best known for working on the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. After ''Sponge ...

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 ''Camp Lazlo'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network. The series follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey that goes to a camp called "Camp Kidney", a Boy Scout-like summer camp in Pimpleback M ...

''. Lawrence also performed the voice of

Filburt Filburt Shellbach is a main and supporting character of the cartoon ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and the comic book series of the same name. He is an anthropomorphic turtle who is often pessimistic. In the Australian website of the television show, his ...

in ''

'' and is the voice of the Announcer and Manant in ''

The Aquabats! Super Show! ''The Aquabats! Super Show!'' is an American action-comedy musical television series which aired from March 3, 2012 to January 8, 2014 on The Hub Network and resumed as an independent YouTube web series in September 2019. The series was created ...

''. 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 ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Dece ...

'' in its second season as a layout assistant. He also worked as a writer on ''Rocko's Modern Life'', ''

The Twisted Whiskers Show ''The Twisted Whiskers Show'' is an animated comedy television series based on the Twisted Whiskers greeting cards created by Terrill Bohlar for American Greetings. It began airing as the first program of the Hasbro/Discovery TV network, Discove ...

'', and ''

Mighty Magiswords Mighty may refer to: * ''Mighty'' (The Planet Smashers album) * ''Mighty'' (Kristene DiMarco album) * ''The Mighty'' (1929 film), a 1929 American action film *'' The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy-drama film * ''The Mighty'' (comics), a DC Comics title * ...

''. As a comedian, Lawrence performed in New Jersey and Los Angeles, collaborating with comedian Jeremy Kramer and Boston comedy writer

Martin Olson Martin Olson (born April 2, 1956) is an American comedy writer, television producer, author and composer. He is known for his unusual subject matter, and is an original member of the Boston Comedy Scene. He is the father of actress Olivia Olson ...

Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (; born Jeffrey Kent Dudman; December 9, 1960) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. He is known for several animated television series, most notably as an executive producer and the voice of ...

, a storyboard writer for ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and co-creator of ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as ...

'', 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."Dan Abrams' interview with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
" ''The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ''

Filmography

Films and television shows

Video games

Writer

* ''

'' (1993–96) * ''

The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat ''The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat'' is an American animated television series produced by Film Roman. The series first aired on September 16, 1995 on CBS lasting for two seasons with the final episode airing on April 12, 1997. The first seaso ...

'' (1995–97) * ''

'' (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 ''The Haunted World of El Superbeasto'' is a 2009 American adult animated superhero film directed, co-written and co-produced by Rob Zombie. The film was written by Zombie and Tom Papa from Zombie's comic book series of the same name. The film w ...

'' (2009) – Additional screenplay material * ''

'' (2010) * ''Lucky Lady'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015–2016) - Story * '' Wabbit'' (2015) * '' Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling'' (2019)

Director

* ''Looks Can Kill'' (1994) * ''

'' (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) * ''

'' (1995–97) * ''General Chaos: Uncensored Animation'' (1998) * ''Hairballs'' (2000) * ''

'' (2009) – Assistant director * "Lucky Lady" (2014)

Other work

* ''

The Food Album ''The Food Album'' is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 22, 1993, by Scotti Brothers Records. The release features ten of Yankovic's song parodies, all of which pertain to food. A similar alb ...

'' (1993) – album art

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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