# Mr. Lawrence

Douglas Lawrence Osowski (born January 1, 1969), known professionally as Mr. Lawrence, is an American voice actor, animator, comedian, 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.

## Early life and career

Lawrence grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey. In high school, he would appear in sketch comedy live shows during the summer. He attended The Kubert School for two years, before dropping out to focus on his stand-up.
Lawrence started his animation career at Spümcø, where he was one of the few new hires alongside Peter Avanzino and Ron Hughart. He served as a layout assistant on the second season of The Ren & Stimpy Show and endured harsh working conditions under John Kricfalusi. He followed future showrunner Bob Camp and others to Games Animation, where he completed the rest of his work and switched to Joe Murray's unit. He became a major crew member on Rocko's Modern Life, voicing Filburt while directing and writing multiple episodes, a contrast to his minor role at the perpetually suffering Ren & Stimpy unit.
After Rocko, he worked 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 Manant in The Aquabats! Super Show!. Lawrence also worked as a producer on the television series Johnny Talk and 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."

## Personal life

Lawrence is married and lives in Burbank, California.

## Filmography
### Films and television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992–93 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | | 12 episodes; layout assistant |
| 1993–96 | Rocko's Modern Life | Filburt, Additional Voices | 42 episodes; also writer, storyboard artist, and director |
| 1995–96 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Baby, Milk Vendor, Additional Voices | 2 episodes; also character designer |
| 1998 | Toonsylvania | | 6 episodes; storyboard artist |
| 1999 | CatDog | | story wrote episode: "It's a Wonderful Half Life/Shepherd Dog" |
| 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 |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Plankton, Fish #7, Attendant #2, Lloyd (voice) | |
| 2005–08 | Camp Lazlo | Edward, Dave, Ping Pong, Nurse Leslie, Additional voices | 61 episodes |
| 2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Alien #2 (voice) | Episode: "Billy and Mandy Moon the Moon" |
| 2009 | The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | | additional director, additional screenplay material, additional story, storyboard artist, character layout artist, character designer, and prop designer |
| 2010 | The Cartoonstitute | Joseph "Joey" Elliot Kangaroo (voice) | Episode: "Joey to the World" |
| 2012–14 | The Aquabats! Super Show! | Narrator, ManAnt (voice) | 21 episodes |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Plankton, Plankton Robot, News Anchor Fish, Mob Member (voice) | |
| 2015 | Uncle Grandpa | Philip (voice) | Episode: "Older" |
| 2015 | New Looney Tunes | | story wrote episode: "Scarecrow" |
| 2015–19 | Mighty Magiswords | Ralphio, Jest-O the Best-O, Additional Voices | 27 episodes; also story writer (2016) |
| 2019 | Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling | Filburt, Maitre D', Martian 1, Doug, Hopping Hessian, Doodleberg, Lizard (voice) | TV special; also writer |
| 2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Plankton (voice) | |
| 2020–2022 | Deer Squad | Ian (voice) | 19 episodes |
| 2021–2024 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Additional Voices | 39 episodes; also co-developer, writer, theme song composer and story editor |
| 2021–present | 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, Rube Goldfish (voice) | Also Story and Screenwriter |
| 2025 | The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | Plankton (voice) | |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1996 | Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker | Filburt Turtle |
| 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | Plankton |
| 2001 | Nicktoons Racing | Plankton |
| 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty | Plankton |
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month | Plankton, Larry the Lobster |
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | Plankton, Larry the Lobster |
| 2003 | Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3D | Plankton |
| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Prawn, Realistic Fish Head |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: The Video Game | Plankton |
| 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Typing | Plankton, Realistic Fish Head |
| 2005 | Nicktoons Unite! | Plankton |
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Realistic Fish Head |
| 2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab | Plankton |
| 2008 | SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | Plankton |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | Plankton |
| 2009 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Plankton |
| 2009 | Borderlands | Additional Voices |
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | Larry the Lobster |
| 2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge | Plankton |
| 2015 | SpongeBob HeroPants | Plankton/Plank-Ton |
| 2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Prawn, Realistic Fish Head |
| 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake | Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Realistic Fish Head, Fred, Prawn, Citizens |
| 2023 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 | Plankton, Chum Slave |
| 2024 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game | Plankton, Fred, Realistic Fish Head |
* The Food Album (1993) – album art

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 1995 | CableACE Award | Best Animated Programming Special or Series | Won |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | Nominated |