Mr. Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence
Born	Douglas Lawrence Osowski January 1, 1969 (1969-01-01) (age 42) East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Comedian, voice actor, writer, storyboard artist, animator, director
Years active	1992–present

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 and director.

Career

He is best known for his work on the animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants, on which he has long-running-roles as Sheldon Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Johnny Erain and various other characters.

He is the voices 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. 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. In 1993, Lawrence also appeared on Nickelodeon show 6 to 8 Frozen Zone as popular kid Kevin. In Ni Hao, Kai-lan, he plays Eugene, who is Rintoo's father. Lawrence plays Big the Budo in The Adventures of Meat-Kun.

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]

References

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

External links

• Mr. Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Lawrence, Doug
Alternative names	Mr. Lawrence
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	January 1, 1969
Place of birth	East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death
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