Michael Lewis Nawrocki (born July 8th, 1966), better known as Mike Nawrocki, is an American voice actor, writer, animator and director.
He is the co-founder of Big Idea and co-creator of VeggieTales with Phil Vischer. He is also the writer and director for most of the Silly Songs with Larry segments, and also the original voice actor of Larry.
Voices
- Larry/Larry-Boy (1993-2022)
- Jerry Gourd (1995-2022)
- The Peach (1995-2013)
- Scallion #2 (1993-2022)
- Qwerty (2010-2022)
- Mike Asparagus (Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Outtakes only)
- Oscar (1996-2014)
- Jean Claude Pea (1996-2022)
- Baby Moses (2007-2008)
- Krazy Kenny (Celery Night Fever and LarryBoy and the Menacing Mushroom; LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows Trouble (original cut))
- The Milk-Money Bandit (LarryBoy and the Emperor of Envy)
- Kevin (theme song only)
- Charlie Pincher (singing only, Gated Community and Blunders in Boo-Boo Ville)
Works with Big Idea
VeggieTales
- Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (Igor)
- God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!
- Are You My Neighbor?
- Rack, Shack and Benny (Injured Pea and Pea Choir)
- Dave and the Giant Pickle
- The Toy That Saved Christmas (Disclaimer Announcer)
- Very Silly Songs!
- Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space! (Cow)
- Josh and the Big Wall!
- Madame Blueberry
- The End of Silliness?
- Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed
- King George and the Ducky
- Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen
- Lyle the Kindly Viking
- The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown
- Jonah Sing-Along Songs and More!
- The Star of Christmas
- The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!
- The Ballad of Little Joe
- An Easter Carol
- A Snoodle's Tale
- Sumo of the Opera (Maewynn Succat a.k.a. St. Patrick, Pirates and Sumo Men's Choir)
- Duke and the Great Pie War
- Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush
- Lord of the Beans (Chef Elder and Cockney Eagle)
- Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler (Maid, Society Lady, and Cheese E. Rodent)
- LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (Kid Peas and Obadiah Bumbly)
- Gideon: Tuba Warrior
- Moe and the Big Exit
- The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's
- Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue (Lumberjack Silverstein)
- Abe and the Amazing Promise (Dirk Evert)
- Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella (Mounted Muskellunge, Tour Guide, Potato Henchman and Mexico Extras)
- Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving (Dad Carrot)
- Pistachio - The Little Boy That Woodn't
- Sweetpea Beauty
- It's a Meaningful Life
- 'Twas the Night Before Easter
- Princess and the Popstar (Guitar Scallion and Pig #1)
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men (Disclaimer Guy)
- The Penniless Princess
- The League of Incredible Vegetables (Townsperson and Choir)
- The Little House That Stood (Hip Pig)
- MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle
- Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas (Turnips, Mall Shopkeepers, Shoppers, Townspeople and Choir)
- Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier (Robot Guards, Henchman, PAL, Choir and Backup Singer)
- Celery Night Fever (Tom Turnip. General Celery, Stagehand, and Beni Haha Announcer)
- Beauty and the Beet (Camera Guy, Talent Show Host, Roadie and Hotel Guests)
- Noah's Ark
3-2-1 Penguins
- Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn (Vaccum Character)
- The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka
- The Amazing Carnival of Complaining
- Runaway Pride at Lightstation Kilowatt
- The Doom Funnel Rescue!
- Moon Menace on Planet Tell-a-Lie!
- I Scream, You Scream!
- The Green-Eyed Monster
- Lazy Daze
- More is More
- Give & Let Give
- Practical Hoax
- Comedy of Errors
- Compassion Crashin'
- Wiki Tiki
- Invasion of the Body Swappers!
- Git Along Little Doggies!
- Wise Guys
- Hogs and Kisses
- 12 Angry Hens
- Kennel Club Blues
- Oh Mercy!
- Promises, Promises
- Do Unto Brothers
- Between an Asteroid and a Hard Place
- In the Big House
Movies
- Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (Cockney Pea #1, Self-Help Tape Voice, and Whooping BBQ Pea)
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (Theater Foe, Pirate Spy Sidekick, Pirate with Dummy, and Rock Monster Father)
- Déjà Grape (Alt. Ending)
VeggieTales in the House
- Puppies and Guppies/Sorry, We're Closed Today
- Bob and the Awesome Frosting Mustache/Bob and Larry Gettin' Angry
- Bob's Bad Breath/Trading Places (Customer #1)
- Jimmy and Jerry Are Rich/Feelin' Hot, Hot, Hot!
- Laura at Bat/Pie Fight! (Kid 1)
- Pa Grape's Son/Larry's Cardboard Thumb
- The Gong Heard 'Round the House/When the Dust Bunnies Came to Town
- The Bucket List/A Gift for Singing
- Lie-Monade/Let's Build a Fort!
- Bacon and Ice Cream/For the Honor of LarryBoy
- The Birthday Thief/Junior Gets a Pet
- Cool as a Cucumber/The Rich Young Comic Ruler
- Popcorntastrophe!/Junior Jetpack
- Monster Manners/You, Me and Tiny Pea
- Jenna Chive Live!/Captain LarryBeard
- The Great Ice Cream Chase/The Guppy Whisperer
- The Silly Ray/The Camp Out
- Monster Truck Flower Delivery/Vote for Archibald!
- Ready for Action/Sickabeezer
- Plant-demonium!/DUO Day
- Mayoral Bike Lessons/It
- Callie Flower/World of Whiners
- Two Birthdays/Playground Tales
- Spacetato/Starved for Attention
- The Imposters/Place Trading
- Locked Out/Coach Ichabeezer
- Scaredy Cat Boot Camp/Ichabeezer Moves Out
- The Missing Jetpack/Bacon vs. Tomato
- Motato Gets a Job/Pet Day
- Blueberry's Tickets/A Club Divided
- Laura's Animal Babysitting Service/Rise of Night Pony
- Takeasaurus/The Painting
- Ichabeezer's Granddaughter/Gone Lobster
- Bob Gets Glasses/Crossing Guard
- Glued at the Hip/The Action Figure
- The Lost Tooth/The Companion Ship
- JimmyBoy/The Larry Express!
- Larry Lives it Up/Petunia's Not Funny
- The Big Secret/Madame's Soccer Skills
- Chef Larry/Lost in the Woods
- Shrink-abeezer/Motato is My Neighbor
- Invisible Arm Wrestling/Silly no more
- Stunt Driving School/Off the Rails
- Jimmy and Jerry's Big Mess/Beatbox Bill
- Larry the Sleepwalker/The Case of the Missing Monocle
- Larry Gets a Bulldozer/Bird on the Loose!
- Leader of the Team/Tina's the Boss
- The Puppy/Larry's Cousin Comes to Town
- The Bob and Larry Show/Save the Cherry Cat
- VeggieCards!/Grow-tato
- The Good Samaricucumber/Destination: SPACE STATION!
- The Big Race/Yambot
VeggieTales in the City
- Burgers for Sale/Night Phony
- Space Pirates!/Rooney on the Run
- Junior Saves the West/The Treasure Hunt
- Race Ya!/Larry the Substitute
- Pizza Eclipse/The Robot
- Delivery Boys/Dueling Mascots
- Bob's Collection/The Cookie Caper
- The Rocket Boot/The Many Versions of Larry
- Aprilcot/X Marks the Spot
- The Priceless Sock/Jimmy Makes a Comic Book
- Book Club/The Lost Dust Bunny (Corn Person 2, Corn Person 3 and Dustbunnies)
- The Water Slide/Story Time
- Prodigal Junior/Where's the Mayor
- Stranded/Junior Gets a Sister
- The Movie Star/New in Town
- The Hottest Pepper in the West/Karate Pirate Space Posse
- Plane vs. Train/Larry's Baby Birdies
- Two of a Kind/Moving to the City
- An Ichabeezer Christmas/A Christmas Play
- Ichaburgertopia/The Truth Hurts
- Employee Fun Day/Bringing Home the Bacon
- Books of the Bible/Monster in the Closet
- Arcade Showdown/The Audition
- The Singing, Dancing Lobster/It's Skatin' Time
- The Last Issue/Bob's Great Store
- Attack of the Marshmallow Laser/Bye Bye Bacon Bill!
The VeggieTales Show
- God Wants Us to Make Peace
- The Best Christmas Gift
- A Lifetime Supply of Joy
- The Power of Love
- It's Cool to Be Kind
- A ShakeSparagus Play
- When Being Good Means Giving Up
- Little Things Matter
- Patience Takes Practice (Delivery Veggie)
- Being Gentle Makes You Great
- LarryBoy and the Cape-Coat Caper (Bumblyburg Citizen)
- The Wonderfulness of Wisdom
- Forgiveness Brings the Fixing
- A Tale of True Courage
- Samson's Bad Hair Day
- The Giving-est Day
- The Good Shepherd
- The One and Only You!
- LarryBoy and the Angry Eyebrows Trouble
- Don't Give Up on Doing Good
- Don't Stop Believing
- LarryBoy and the Emperor of Envy (Milk Money Bandit, Frank, and Scallion #3)
- Naaman Takes a Bath
- LarryBoy and the Menacing Mushroom (Houston)
- LarryBoy and Awful Alvin's Grudge
- The Grumble Cure
Specials
- Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!
- More of Bob and Larry's Favorite Stories!
- Junior's Favorite Stories
- Larry's Favorite Stories!
- Classics from the Crisper!
- Heroes of the Bible!
- God Made You Special
- Lessons from the Sock Drawer
- Silly Little Thing Called Love
- Happy Together!
- Larry Learns to Listen
- Bob Lends a Helping Hand
- God Loves You Very Much
- If I Sang a Silly Song...
- Little Ones Can Do Big Things Too!
- Lettuce Love One Another!
- Parade of Animals
Albums
- A Very Veggie Christmas
- VeggieTunes
- Larry-Boy: The Soundtrack
- VeggieTunes 2
- Silly Songs with Larry
- A Queen, A King, and A Very Blue Berry
- Bob & Larry's Sunday Morning Songs
- Bob & Larry's Backyard Party
- Pirates' Boat Load of Fun
- 3-2-1 Music
- Space Songs
- Jonah's Overboard Sing Along
- Have We Got a Show For You!: Ten Years of VeggieTales Greatest Hits
- O Veggie, Where Art Thou?
- On the Road with Bob & Larry
- Junior's Playtime Songs
- Bob & Larry's Campfire Songs
- VeggieTunes 4
- More Sunday Morning Songs with Bob & Larry
- Bob & Larry's Toddler Songs
- The Incredible Singing Christmas Tree
- Rock-A-Bye Veggie
- Bob & Larry Sing the 70s
- Boyz in the Sink
- A Very Veggie Easter
- Music from and Inspired by Minnesota Cuke
- Worship Songs
- Christian Hit Music
- God Made You Special
- Songs from the Sock Drawer
- VeggieTales Greatest Hits
- 25 Favorite Very Veggie Tunes!
- 25 Favorite Sunday School Songs!
- 25 Favorite Lullaby Songs!
- Saint Nicholas: Give This Christmas Away
- Here I Am to Worship
- 25 Favorite Christmas Songs!
- 25 Favorite Toddler Songs!
- 25 Favorite Action Songs!
- 25 Favorite Silly Songs!
- Bob & Larry Sing the 80's
- Silly Love Songs
- 25 Favorite Travel Time Songs!
- 25 Favorite Bible Songs!
- Songs for a Meaningful Life
- O Holy Night: Journey of a Little Drummer Boy
- Hosanna! Today's Top Worship Songs for Kids!
- 150 All-Time Favorite Songs
- Bob & Larry Go Country
- And Now It's Time for Silly Songs with Larry: The Complete Collection
- I Can Do Big Things!: Songs for Little Helpers
- I'll Fly Away: Gospel Songs Sing-Along
- A Very Veggie Party Playlist
- The Best Christmas Gift: Songs and More
- Easter Collection
- God Made You Special Song Collection
- A Very Veggie Christmas Collection
- The VeggieTales Collection
- Summer Songs Collection
- Fruit of the Spirit Songs
- Merry Christmas Collection
- Praise Party Collection
- Bathtime Songs
- Bedtime Songs
- Best of Bob
- Best of Larry
- Best of Junior
- Best of Mr. Lunt
- Best of Laura Carrot
- VBS Ultimate Playlist
- VeggieTales 30th Anniversary Celebraton
Live Shows
- VeggieTales Live! On Stage
- Rockin' Tour Live
- A Very Veggie Christmas Live!
- God Made You Special (2008)
- Sing Yourself Silly
- God Made You Special (2012)
- Happy Birthday Bob and Larry
- Silly Song Sing-Along!
- Little Kids Do Big Things!
Fun Facts
Trivia
- Mike's favorite foods are Polish cuisine, Canadian bacon pizza and fries, in fact. He once stated if he picks either fries or chocolate, he'll go for the fries.
- Mike's favorite shows are "Downton Abbey" and "The Simpsons".
- His favorite character is Sue Heck from "The Middle".
- He used to have a pony tail.
- He is of Polish descent.
- He originally wanted to have a career in the medicine field, but he gave that up as the success of VeggieTales began to rise.
- He had severe back pain during the production on Very Silly Songs!.
- He is married to a Colombian woman named Lisa.
- During the early years of VeggieTales, he was doing a lot of free lance work to earn money due to Big Idea not making a lot of money.
- On the 2008 reprint of Where's God When I'm S-Scared?, Mike Nawrocki did a message concerning the 15th anniversary of that show.
- He has two kids: Ally (Alejandra) and Michael Jr. (Michael K.)
- He edited the 1998-2000 VeggieTales Theme Song.
- Around 1993 to 1998, Mike Nawrocki also worked as the official film editor and sound effects editor for the show. By the time when Madame Blueberry came out, he gave his editing jobs to John Wahba. The last VeggieTales project that he edited were the sounds in "His Cheeseburger," in which he supported all of the after effects and audio editing, but John Wahba still did all of the sound effects.
- Mike has been a Jeep owner for many years.[1]
Gallery
Shots animated by Mike Nawrocki
Designer
Gallery
External links
- Mike Nawrocki at Wikipedia