Born in
Phnom Penh on 15 December 1953, Revel earned a degree in law before joining the daily newspaper ''
L'Aurore in 1978 and Le Matin de Paris in 1981. He went on to serve as editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine and the daily newspaper L'Express. He also had a personal blog on the online site of L'Express'', which was regularly published in the newspaper's daily editions. In addition to print media, he appeared on the
C8 show
Touche pas à mon poste !. Revel died in
Neuilly-sur-Seine on 2 November 2025, at the age of 71. ==Books==