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==Biography== Dechavanne attended the [[Cours Hattemer]], a private school.<ref>{{cite web |ref={{harvid|Quelques Anciens Celebres – Hattemar}} |url=http://www.hattemer.fr/fr/l-ecole/association-des-anciens-eleves/# |title=Quelques Anciens Celebres |publisher=Hattemer |accessdate=2015-06-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618133955/http://www.hattemer.fr/fr/l-ecole/association-des-anciens-eleves/ |archivedate=2015-06-18 }}</ref> He started working as a radio host in the early 1980s. In 1985, he presented the daily [[talk-show]] ''C'est encore mieux l'après-midi'' on the state-owned television channel [[Antenne 2]]. In 1987, he went to work for the newly privatized channel [[TF1]] : his first show, ''Panique sur le 16'', was not a success, but he soon found his niche with the late-night weekly talk-show ''Ciel mon mardi !'', a program which could be compared to [[Jerry Springer]] productions in United States. Dechavanne's energetic public persona and the frequent heated arguments between his guests proved popular among audiences, despite attracting criticism from several French media outlets. Dechavanne became his own producer in 1989, by creating the company Coyote productions. From 1992 to 1994, Dechavanne presented the popular daily talk-show ''Coucou c'est nous !''. However, he was less successful with the prime-time show ''Tout le toutim'', which was stopped after four weeks for lack of sufficient audience shares. In 1997, he went back to state-owned television channels and presented ''Télé Qua Non'' and ''Du fer dans les épinards'' on [[France 2]]. He was then absent from television for several years and concentrated on his radio work for [[RTL (French radio)|RTL]] and [[Europe 1]]. In 2003, he took part on TF1 to ''Nice People'', a French equivalent of sorts to ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'', where common people and celebrities were locked in a house. He was then the host of ''[[La Ferme Célébrités]]'' in 2004 and 2005. Currently, Dechavanne hosts the French version of ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'', entitled ''[[La Roue de la fortune]]'' and presents special shows on a regular basis. He was in a relationship with Elena Foïs (2019-2023), twenty-two years younger than him,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elena Foïs : Biographie et actualités |url=https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/elena_fois |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Gala |language=fr}}</ref> sister of french actress [[Marina Foïs]]. In 2025, he was convicted of speeding under the influence of drugs (cocaine). His lawyer appealed the sentence, wich he considers too harsh. He is [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] like many in show business.
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