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