Born in the suburbs of Paris, Téhem moved to the Isle of Réunion at age 5. He lived there until he was 15, and then he moved back to the city to start an artistic education. He became a teacher in Plastic Arts at the Zone d'Éducation Prioritaire, before obtaining a position as a drawing teacher on the island. Besides his work as a teacher, Téhem started drawing comics and cooperated on local magazines like Le Cri du Margouillat. His comic series 'Tiburce' was published in creole by Le Centre du Monde between 1996 and 2001, and then by Glénat from 2010.
