Stéphane Rotenberg's grandparents are from Polish families who settled in the Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin of Lens.

[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 ceased studying for the baccalauréat, France's secondary schooling qualification, three months before the exams, preferring to immediately start a career as a journalist.

During the 2000s, he hosted various corporate presentations of vehicles and industry promotions for the Citroën group, intended for car salespeople.

In 1999, he was an assistant director of magazine and documentary programs at the channel, where he helped initiate programs such as Comme au cinéma, Union libre (with Christine Bravo), C'est au programme and Tout le monde en parle.

[7] In 2001, he hosted Comme à la télé, a celebrity talk show on Match TV.

In April 2012, Rotenberg hosted the eighth season of Pékin Express, le passager mystère on M6.