Actor
Rick Sebak
73 years · Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America · 43 films
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 for
A Hot Dog Program
1999 · Self - Narrator (voice), Director
Sandwiches That You Will Like
2002 · Narrator, Writer
An Ice Cream Show
1996 · Narrator, Writer
A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff
2004 · Narrator, Director
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
2004 · Producer, Writer
A Flea Market Documentary
2001 · Narrator, Director
Filmography 43
no more room in hell
2023 · Broadcast announcer
Miss Springmaid
2016 · Narrator
On PBS
Return to Downtown Pittsburgh
2016 · Narrator, Producer
A Few Good Pie Places
2015 · Narrator, Writer
On PBS
A Few Great Bakeries
2015 · Narrator, Director
On PBS
Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets
2012 · Narrator, Writer
Pittsburgh From the Air II
2012 · (Narrator)
25 Things I Like About Pittsburgh
2012 · Director
Pittsburgh From the Air
2011 · (Narrator)
Breakfast Special
2010 · Narrator, Director
A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway
2008 · Self - Narrator (voice), Producer
Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh
2008 · Narrator, Producer
To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig
2007 · Narrator, Director
What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?
2006 · Narrator, Director
South Side
2006 · Rick Sebak, Director
A Cemetery Special
2005 · Narrator, Writer
A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff
2004 · Narrator, Director
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
2004 · Producer, Writer
Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh
2002 · Narrator, Producer
Sandwiches That You Will Like
2002 · Narrator, Writer
Pittsburgh A to Z
2001 · Narrator, Writer
A Flea Market Documentary
2001 · Narrator, Director
Something About Oakland
2000 · Narrator, Writer
Things That are Still Here
1999 · Actor