Rick Sebak

Acting·Jun 5, 1953·Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Rick Sebak is an American public broadcasting television producer, writer and narrator who lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. Rick makes unusual television programs. His slightly wacky documentaries celebrate various aspects of modern American life and the unexpected charms of Pittsburgh. Audiences have learned to recognize his friendly narrative style and the unusual topics that he obviously loves. Sebak is the creator of the "scrapbook documentary" genre, many of which he has created for WQED and PBS. This scrapbook style incorporates lots of old films, home movies, postcards, old photos and memorabilia of all sorts. Rick does not appear on-camera in these programs, but audiences have learned to recognize his voice and distinctive narrative style.

Film	Credit
no more room in hell2023 · Broadcast announcer	Broadcast announcer
Miss Springmaid2016 · Narrator	Narrator
Return to Downtown Pittsburgh2016 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
A Few Good Pie Places2015 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
A Few Great Bakeries2015 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
WWhy Do You Live in Pittsburgh?2013 · Actor	Actor
NNorth Side Sandwiches2013 · Actor	Actor
SSquirrel Hill Tunnels2013 · Actor	Actor
TThe Joys of Millvale2013 · Actor	Actor
GGingerbread Lane2013 · Actor	Actor
WWhat Makes Rick Tick?2013 · Actor	Actor
Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets2012 · Narrator, Writer, Director	Narrator, Writer, Director
Pittsburgh From the Air II2012 · (Narrator)	(Narrator)
25 Things I Like About Pittsburgh2012 · Director	Director
Pittsburgh From the Air2011 · (Narrator)	(Narrator)
IIt's Pittsburgh & A Lot of Other Stuff: Best of Season One2011 · Actor	Actor
Breakfast Special2010 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway2008 · Narrator, Producer, Director	Narrator, Producer, Director
Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh2008 · Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer	Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer
To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig2007 · Narrator, Director	Narrator, Director
UUnderground Pittsburgh2007 · Narrator, Writer, Producer, Director	Narrator, Writer, Producer, Director
What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?2006 · Narrator, Writer, Director	Narrator, Writer, Director
South Side2006 · Rick Sebak, Director	Rick Sebak, Director
A Cemetery Special2005 · Narrator, Producer, Director, Writer	Narrator, Producer, Director, Writer
A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff2004 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor2004 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh2002 · Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer	Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer
Sandwiches That You Will Like2002 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
Pittsburgh A to Z2001 · Narrator, Producer, Director, Writer	Narrator, Producer, Director, Writer
A Flea Market Documentary2001 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
Something About Oakland2000 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
Things That are Still Here1999 · Actor	Actor
A Hot Dog Program1999 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer	Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
Great Old Amusement Parks1999 · Narrator, Producer, Writer, Director	Narrator, Producer, Writer, Director
North Side Story1997 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
Shore Things1996 · Narrator, Director, Producer	Narrator, Director, Producer
An Ice Cream Show1996 · Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer	Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer
The Strip Show1996 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
It's the Neighborhoods1994 · Narrator, Writer, Producer, Director	Narrator, Writer, Producer, Director
Houses Around Here1994 · Narrator, Producer	Narrator, Producer
Stuff That's Gone1994 · Director	Director
Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants1993 · Narrator, Director, Producer, Writer	Narrator, Director, Producer, Writer
The Pennsylvania Road Show1992 · Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer	Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer
Downtown Pittsburgh1992 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
George Romero & the City of the Living Dead1991 · Producer	Producer
Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere1990 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
Things That Aren't There Anymore1990 · Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer	Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
Holy Pittsburgh!1989 · Narrator, Writer, Producer, Director	Narrator, Writer, Producer, Director