He also made special appearance as himself and a villain's victim named "Frozer" in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.

His father, Luigi, was a mason, and, a few years after Philippe's birth, built a family home in the Parisian suburb of Colombes.

Within a few years of stepping onto the ice, Candeloro found himself on the fast track with the French figure skating federation.

In the first half of the following season, he placed fifth at Skate America and earned medals at three events — Piruetten, International de Paris, and NHK Trophy — before becoming French national champion for the first time.

Candeloro finished off the podium at the 1994 European Championships but a month later he won the bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

The program's choreography emphasized his "somewhat wild skating style" and included what would become his signature spin, in which he would shoot both his feet from out of a squat and completing it on his shins.

As Ellyn Kestnbaum put it, he portrayed "a young tough, appearing to yell at someone in the distance, gesticulating vehemently, snatching off the chain around his neck, even directing obscene gestures at the audience".

In the 1997–98 season, Candeloro again placed fifth at the pre-Olympic European Championships but went on to win the bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

He also appeared as Captain Sheng in a Disney television special based on the cartoon Mulan, with Michelle Kwan playing the title role.

At Skate America in 1993, Candeloro protested the rule change by standing still in front of the judges instead of entering into the scratch spin, and twirled his hand to indicate the forbidden element.

[12] In March 2014, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel issued a warning to the broadcaster, France Télévisions, stating that some comments were "inappropriate" and "reflected sexist prejudice".

[13] Kestnbaum reports that Candeloro has "explicitly stated" that he chose to play characters in his programs "in part to deflect charges of effeminacy".

[14] Candeloro is married to ballet dancer Olivia Darmon,[15] with whom he has three daughters: Luna Nizza, Maya Estella and Thalia Soleya.