Background
Son of a retired Turkish State Railways officer, Işık took an interest in theatre at an early age, getting involved in plays at primary school, although there was no one in his family interested in any sort of art
Son of a retired Turkish State Railways officer, Işık took an interest in theatre at an early age, getting involved in plays at primary school, although there was no one in his family interested in any sort of art
He graduated from the Department of Public Administration of Gazi University.
He read poems and took the lead in plays. He started his amateur theater career in People"s House of Malatya while he was in secondary school. While studying high school in Ankara, he started acting in Meydan Sahnesi.
He became a professional actor at the age of 17.
In 1972, he became an artist at one of the Turkish State Theatres. He wrote dozens of plays, and put these onto stage.
He has over 30 awards as an actor, writer, director, and voice actor. He was general art director in the City Theaters.
As the host of the Turkish versions of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?—Kim 500 Milyar İster?, Kim Beş Yüz Bin İster?, and Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?—he became known by wider audience.