Mr. Lawrence

About

Douglas Lawrence Osowski (born January 1, 1969), known professionally as Mr. Lawrence, is an American voice actor, screenwriter, animator and comedian. He is best known for his work as a writer and voice actor for the Nicktoons Rocko’s Modern Life/Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling 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.

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…