Stéphane Rotenberg

Stéphane Rotenberg (born 21 September 1967) is a French journalist and television presenter.

Stéphane Rotenberg
Born (1967-09-21) 21 September 1967
Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
Nationality France
Occupation(s)Journalist, television presenter
Years active1991–present
TelevisionBachelor, le gentleman célibataire
Pékin Express
Top Chef
Ice Road Truckers

Early life

Beginnings

Stéphane Rotenberg's grandparents are from Polish families who settled in the Lensois mining area: his paternal grandparents, Polish Jews, fled the oppression while her maternal grandparents, Polish Catholics, came to France to look for work.[1][2] One of his grandfathers is a miner[3] the other is a furniture manufacturer[2]

Stéphane Rotenberg was born in Lens, but when he was two and a half years old, his parents left Pas-de-Calais to find work in Paris.[2]

In 1985, he gave up taking the baccalauréat three months before the exams, preferring to immediately start a career as a journalist at the bottom of the ladder. Despite everything, he trained at a radio school,[4] in order to be able to do internships.[5]

From 1991 to 1997, he worked in specialized magazines such as Sport Auto or L'Auto-Journal. He also wrote several articles for the general press in VSD, Vogue Hommes and Liberation.

During the 2000s, he animated various VHS presentations of vehicles as well as sales pitches for the Citroën group intended for car salespeople.[6]

Journalism career

Before becoming a television presenter, Rotenberg began working as a journalist in printing press. From 1991 to 1997, he worked for specialized magazines such as Sport Auto and Auto Journal. He also signed some articles for general press like VSD, Vogue and Libération. From 1995 to 1997, he became a reporter and then associate editor of the program Turbo on channel M6.

In 1998, he became the editor of the programs on France 2. In 1999, he was associate at the direction of the programs and documentaries such as Comme au cinéma, Union libre (with Christine Bravo), C'est au programme and Tout le monde en parle.

Television career

In 2000, the director of the programs and production of the channel AB Moteurs confides to Rotenberg to host the famous program of the channel dedicated to the automotive. The same year, Rotenberg joined M6 and hosts the program Normal / Paranormal.[7] In 2001, he hosts on the channel Match TV the program Comme à la télé, a talk show in which he interviews television personalities.

In 2003, he hostedthe program Bachelor, le gentleman célibataire (French version of The Bachelor) on M6. After the success of the first season, he then hosted the following seasons from 2004 in 2005. In 2003, he hosted Stars intimes on M6, in which he talked about the personal life of celebrities.

Since 2006, he has presented a number of programs on M6 such as Magiciens, leurs plus grands secrets, L'Inventeur de l'année and Pékin Express (French version of Peking Express), all broadcast in 2007.[7] From January to April 2008, he presents the third season of Pékin Express. He then presents the fourth season from April to July 2009, the fifth season in April 2010, the sixth season in November 2010, and the seventh season in April 2011.[7]

In January 2009, he presented Ice Road Truckers on channel W9.[8] After the first season, he presented the second season. In 2009, he co-hosted the program Total Wipeout with Alex Goude and Sandrine Corman on M6. In February 2010, he presents with Sandrine Corman the first season of the French version of Top Chef.[7] He then presents alone the second season in January 2011, the third season in January 2012, and finally the fourth season in February 2013.

In April 2012, Rotenberg hosted the eighth season of Pékin Express, le passager mystère on M6. During the shooting, he was the victim of an accident after losing control of his side-car after being violently hit by a car.[9] He had minor injuries and had the chance to continue hosting the season with only a few aftermath. In April 2013, he hosts the ninth season of Pékin Express, le coffre maudit.

References
  1. Labro, Camille (2021-04-10). "Stéphane Rotenberg of "Top Chef": "When I received at home, I make my guests work"". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  2. Musart, Romain (December 2009). "Stéphane Rotenberg: "There has never been a year without". lens.maville.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  3. "We never saw Asians in the North". leparisien.fr (in French). 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. "Stéphane Rotenberg: review!". Le Figaro Étudiant (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  5. "Interview – Stéphane Rotenberg". VL Média (in French). 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2021-04-10. With the lockdown, it was a hell of a fight to get back from filming
  6. Citroën (July 2005). "Citroën TV Journal". Youtube.com (in French). Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  7. "Présentateur Top Chef: Stéphane Rotenberg" (in French). M6. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  8. "Le convoi de l'extrême : l'aventure continue" (in French). W9. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  9. "Le terrible accident de Stéphane Rotenberg (Pékin Express)". Voici (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2012.
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