Rick Sebak

Known for: Acting
Born: June 5, 1953, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Movies: 86

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.5

A Hot Dog Program

1999

7.4

An Ice Cream Show

1996

7.2

Sandwiches That You Will Like

2002

8.0

A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff

2004

8.5

Things That Aren't There Anymore

1990

10.0

A Flea Market Documentary

2001

8.0

Shore Things

1996

8.5

Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor

2004

8.0

Great Old Amusement Parks

1999

10.0

Kennywood Memories

1988

Filmography

2023	no more room in hell	Broadcast announcer
2016	Miss Springmaid	Narrator
2016	Return to Downtown Pittsburgh	Narrator
2015	A Few Good Pie Places	Narrator
2015	A Few Great Bakeries	Narrator
2013	Why Do You Live in Pittsburgh?
2013	North Side Sandwiches
2013	Squirrel Hill Tunnels
2013	The Joys of Millvale
2013	Gingerbread Lane
2013	What Makes Rick Tick?
2012	Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets	Narrator
2012	Pittsburgh From the Air II	(Narrator)
2011	Pittsburgh From the Air	(Narrator)
2011	It's Pittsburgh & A Lot of Other Stuff: Best of Season One
2010	Breakfast Special	Narrator
2008	A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway	Self - Narrator (voice)
2008	Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh	Narrator
2007	To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig	Narrator
2007	Underground Pittsburgh	Narrator
2006	What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?	Narrator
2006	South Side	Rick Sebak
2005	A Cemetery Special	Narrator
2004	A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff	Narrator
2002	Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh	Narrator
2002	Sandwiches That You Will Like	Narrator
2001	Pittsburgh A to Z	Narrator
2001	A Flea Market Documentary	Narrator
2000	Something About Oakland	Narrator
1999	Things That are Still Here
1999	A Hot Dog Program	Self - Narrator (voice)
1999	Great Old Amusement Parks	Narrator
1997	North Side Story	Narrator
1996	Shore Things	Narrator
1996	An Ice Cream Show	Narrator
1996	The Strip Show	Narrator
1994	It's the Neighborhoods	Narrator
1994	Houses Around Here	Narrator
1993	Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants	Narrator
1992	The Pennsylvania Road Show	Narrator
1992	Downtown Pittsburgh	Narrator
1990	Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere	Narrator
1990	Things That Aren't There Anymore	Narrator
1989	Holy Pittsburgh!	Narrator
1988	Kennywood Memories	Narrator
1988	The Mon, The Al & The O	Narrator

Directing, Writing & Producing

2016	Return to Downtown Pittsburgh	Producer, Director, Writer
2015	A Few Great Bakeries	Director, Writer, Producer
2015	A Few Good Pie Places	Writer, Director, Producer
2012	Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets	Writer, Director
2012	25 Things I Like About Pittsburgh	Director
2010	Breakfast Special	Director, Producer, Writer
2008	A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway	Producer, Director, Writer
2008	Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh	Producer, Director, Writer
2007	To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig	Director
2007	Underground Pittsburgh	Writer, Director, Producer
2006	What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?	Director, Writer
2006	South Side	Director
2005	A Cemetery Special	Writer, Producer, Director
2004	A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff	Director, Writer, Producer
2004	Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor	Producer, Writer
2002	Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh	Producer, Writer, Director
2002	Sandwiches That You Will Like	Writer, Producer, Director
2001	Pittsburgh A to Z	Writer, Director, Producer
2001	A Flea Market Documentary	Director, Producer, Writer
2000	Something About Oakland	Writer, Director
1999	A Hot Dog Program	Director, Writer, Producer
1999	Great Old Amusement Parks	Writer, Producer, Director
1997	North Side Story	Director, Writer
1996	Shore Things	Director, Producer
1996	An Ice Cream Show	Writer, Director, Producer
1996	The Strip Show	Producer, Director, Writer
1994	It's the Neighborhoods	Writer, Producer, Director
1994	Houses Around Here	Producer
1994	Stuff That's Gone	Director
1993	Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants	Producer, Writer, Director
1992	The Pennsylvania Road Show	Writer, Director, Producer
1992	Downtown Pittsburgh	Producer, Director, Writer
1991	George Romero & the City of the Living Dead	Producer
1990	Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere	Director, Writer
1990	Things That Aren't There Anymore	Director, Producer, Writer
1989	Holy Pittsburgh!	Producer, Director, Writer
1988	Kennywood Memories	Director, Producer, Writer
1988	The Mon, The Al & The O	Director
1987	Shag	Writer, Producer
1986	Slightly Wacky Aussie Doco	Producer

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