Doug Lawrence

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2009) (Find sources: Doug Lawrence – news, books, scholar)

Doug Lawrence (born Douglas Osowski; January 1, 1969), better known by his stage name Mr. Lawrence, is a voice actor and comedian, writer, storyboard artist, animator and director from East Brunswick, New Jersey.

Lawrence's roles include Plankton, Larry the Lobster, the fish head (whose name is "Johnny"), and various other characters from the animated TV comedy SpongeBob SquarePants and the voices of noted tattletale 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 WordGirl. Lawrence is also a standup comedian, cartoonist, writer-director, animator and producer on the television series Johnny Talk. He also worked on The Ren and Stimpy Show in its second season as a layout assistant. Apart from his voice work he is a writer and story editor on SpongeBob SquarePants and worked as a writer on Rocko's Modern Life.

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, 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." ^[1]

Notes

• He has also drawn the album cover for "Weird Al" Yankovic's The Food Album.
• Lawrence has also offered his talents as the voice of Sumner, the narrator, in the games Gauntlet Legends and Gauntlet Dark Legacy.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Dan Abrams' interview with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh," The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
2. ^ Answer.com description of Gauntlet Legends [1]

External links

• Mr. Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database

This article about an American voice actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e