Cullen needed to use the only car they had for this audition. His brother was staying with him at the time. He was to play the leader which was a big semi-truck. There is something special about Marines.” He was called by his agent for an audition for the leader of these toys, called The Transformers. I did not know that many Marines back in 1984 they always had that sense of dignity and honor built into them. “My character in The Transformers for Optimus Prime came from Larry. Cullen talked about how Optimus Prime came about.
