Remi Adeleke.

Adeleke was born in Nigeria and lived there until he was five. (L-R) Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and budding actor Remi Adeleke star in "Transformers: The Last Knight" which premiered in the United States on June 20, 2017.

He has been through very dark times in his life and career, and only when he met Jesus did things start to turn around, as he reveals in his I AM SECOND testimony. Remi Adeleke tells the tell of wealth in youth, to tragedy, to poverty, to triumph in the military and the transformation as a better man. Remi Adeleke's story reads like a movie script; from being born into African royalty in Nigeria, to losing everything and growing up on the mean … I highly recommend this book to all ages, genders and life backgrounds.

Adeleke was born into a rich Nigerian family and experienced the best that life had to offer. | (Photo: Remi Adeleke/Instagram) From selling drugs to joining the Navy SEALs, actor Remi Adeleke is giving God all of the credit for his role in the new blockbuster movie, "Transformers: The Last Knight." THE BRONX - From African royalty to the streets of the Bronx to a Navy SEAL, Remi Adeleke has quite the story to tell, which he's doing in a new book hitting the shelves. Sitting across the table from Remi Adeleke is a pretty powerful experience. This is a man who exudes charisma and excellence. With his mother and brother, he … Ending his successful naval career in 2016, he was led to pursue a career in writing, speaking, and acting.

Then when his father died, the government stripped his family of everything they had. Remi Adeleke is an actor and writer, known for Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), The Last Shall Be First and 6 Underground. Today, Remi shares his story to show others that with resilience, anything is possible.

It’s equally a spiritual tale as well as an urban epic. Remi Adeleke is a former military man and successful actor. But he hasn’t always had it easy.

Former Navy SEAL, Actor, & Writer @RemiAdeleke. After the loss of his father left his family impoverished, Remi Adeleke turned to the streets of the Bronx to fill the hole in his heart—until one day, an unexpected wake-up call led him to the elite ranks of the military. Remi Adeleke was born in western Africa, but following his father’s death, he and his mother and brother relocated permanently to the Bronx in New York City. After years of making regrettable decisions, Remi joined the Navy in 2002 and later became a Navy SEAL. [music] 00:00:00.484 --> 00:00:07.024 - announcer: tonight onpraise, from los angeles, 00:00:07.090 --> 00:00:10.160; actor, fitness model, andformer navy seal (2019).