Rick Sebak
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 5, 1953 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Biography
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.
Known For
| 2023 | no more room in hellBroadcast announcer | |
| 2016 | Return to Downtown PittsburghNarrator | |
| 2016 | Miss SpringmaidNarrator | |
| 2015 | A Few Good Pie PlacesNarrator | |
| 2015 | A Few Great BakeriesNarrator | |
| 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 | Pittsburgh From the Air II(Narrator) | |
| 2012 | Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the OmeletsNarrator | |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh From the Air(Narrator) | |
| 2011 | It's Pittsburgh & A Lot of Other Stuff: Best of Season One | |
| 2010 | Breakfast SpecialNarrator | |
| 2008 | A Ride Along the Lincoln HighwayNarrator | |
| 2008 | Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in PittsburghNarrator | |
| 2007 | To Market To Market To Buy A Fat PigNarrator | |
| 2007 | Underground PittsburghNarrator | |
| 2006 | What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?Narrator | |
| 2006 | South SideRick Sebak | |
| 2005 | A Cemetery SpecialNarrator | |
| 2004 | A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside StuffNarrator | |
| 2002 | Sandwiches That You Will LikeNarrator | |
| 2002 | Happy Holidays in PittsburghNarrator | |
| 2001 | A Flea Market DocumentaryNarrator | |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh A to ZNarrator | |
| 2000 | Something About OaklandNarrator | |
| 1999 | A Hot Dog ProgramNarrator | |
| 1999 | Great Old Amusement ParksNarrator | |
| 1999 | Things That are Still Here | |
| 1997 | North Side StoryNarrator | |
| 1996 | An Ice Cream ShowNarrator | |
| 1996 | The Strip ShowNarrator | |
| 1996 | Shore ThingsNarrator | |
| 1994 | Houses Around HereNarrator | |
| 1994 | It's the NeighborhoodsNarrator | |
| 1993 | Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside RestaurantsNarrator | |
| 1992 | Downtown PittsburghNarrator | |
| 1992 | The Pennsylvania Road ShowNarrator | |
| 1990 | Things That Aren't There AnymoreNarrator | |
| 1990 | Flying Off the Bridge to NowhereNarrator | |
| 1989 | Holy Pittsburgh!Narrator | |
| 1988 | Kennywood MemoriesNarrator | |
| 1988 | The Mon, The Al & The ONarrator |
| 2016 | Return to Downtown PittsburghProducer | |
| 2015 | A Few Great BakeriesProducer | |
| 2015 | A Few Good Pie PlacesProducer | |
| 2010 | Breakfast SpecialProducer | |
| 2008 | Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in PittsburghProducer | |
| 2008 | A Ride Along the Lincoln HighwayProducer | |
| 2007 | Underground PittsburghProducer | |
| 2005 | A Cemetery SpecialProducer | |
| 2004 | Fred Rogers: America's Favorite NeighborProducer | |
| 2004 | A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside StuffProducer | |
| 2002 | Happy Holidays in PittsburghProducer | |
| 2002 | Sandwiches That You Will LikeProducer | |
| 2001 | A Flea Market DocumentaryProducer | |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh A to ZProducer | |
| 1999 | Great Old Amusement ParksProducer | |
| 1999 | A Hot Dog ProgramProducer | |
| 1996 | The Strip ShowProducer | |
| 1996 | An Ice Cream ShowProducer | |
| 1996 | Shore ThingsProducer | |
| 1994 | It's the NeighborhoodsProducer | |
| 1994 | Houses Around HereProducer | |
| 1993 | Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside RestaurantsProducer | |
| 1992 | The Pennsylvania Road ShowProducer | |
| 1992 | Downtown PittsburghProducer | |
| 1991 | George Romero & the City of the Living DeadProducer | |
| 1990 | Things That Aren't There AnymoreProducer | |
| 1989 | Holy Pittsburgh!Producer | |
| 1988 | Kennywood MemoriesProducer | |
| 1987 | ShagProducer | |
| 1986 | Slightly Wacky Aussie DocoProducer |
| 2016 | Return to Downtown PittsburghDirector | |
| 2015 | A Few Good Pie PlacesDirector | |
| 2015 | A Few Great BakeriesDirector | |
| 2012 | Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the OmeletsDirector | |
| 2012 | 25 Things I Like About PittsburghDirector | |
| 2010 | Breakfast SpecialDirector | |
| 2008 | Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in PittsburghDirector | |
| 2008 | A Ride Along the Lincoln HighwayDirector | |
| 2007 | Underground PittsburghDirector | |
| 2007 | To Market To Market To Buy A Fat PigDirector | |
| 2006 | What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?Director | |
| 2006 | South SideDirector | |
| 2005 | A Cemetery SpecialDirector | |
| 2004 | A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside StuffDirector | |
| 2002 | Happy Holidays in PittsburghDirector | |
| 2002 | Sandwiches That You Will LikeDirector | |
| 2001 | A Flea Market DocumentaryDirector | |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh A to ZDirector | |
| 2000 | Something About OaklandDirector | |
| 1999 | A Hot Dog ProgramDirector | |
| 1999 | Great Old Amusement ParksDirector | |
| 1997 | North Side StoryDirector | |
| 1996 | An Ice Cream ShowDirector | |
| 1996 | The Strip ShowDirector | |
| 1996 | Shore ThingsDirector | |
| 1994 | It's the NeighborhoodsDirector | |
| 1994 | Stuff That's GoneDirector | |
| 1993 | Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside RestaurantsDirector | |
| 1992 | The Pennsylvania Road ShowDirector | |
| 1992 | Downtown PittsburghDirector | |
| 1990 | Flying Off the Bridge to NowhereDirector | |
| 1990 | Things That Aren't There AnymoreDirector | |
| 1989 | Holy Pittsburgh!Director | |
| 1988 | The Mon, The Al & The ODirector | |
| 1988 | Kennywood MemoriesDirector |
| 2016 | Return to Downtown PittsburghWriter | |
| 2015 | A Few Great BakeriesWriter | |
| 2015 | A Few Good Pie PlacesWriter | |
| 2012 | Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the OmeletsWriter | |
| 2010 | Breakfast SpecialWriter | |
| 2008 | Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in PittsburghWriter | |
| 2007 | Underground PittsburghWriter | |
| 2006 | What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?Writer | |
| 2005 | A Cemetery SpecialWriter | |
| 2004 | A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside StuffWriter | |
| 2004 | Fred Rogers: America's Favorite NeighborWriter | |
| 2002 | Happy Holidays in PittsburghWriter | |
| 2002 | Sandwiches That You Will LikeWriter | |
| 2001 | A Flea Market DocumentaryWriter | |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh A to ZWriter | |
| 2000 | Something About OaklandWriter | |
| 1999 | Great Old Amusement ParksWriter | |
| 1999 | A Hot Dog ProgramWriter | |
| 1997 | North Side StoryWriter | |
| 1996 | An Ice Cream ShowWriter | |
| 1996 | The Strip ShowWriter | |
| 1994 | It's the NeighborhoodsWriter | |
| 1993 | Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside RestaurantsWriter | |
| 1992 | The Pennsylvania Road ShowWriter | |
| 1992 | Downtown PittsburghWriter | |
| 1990 | Flying Off the Bridge to NowhereWriter | |
| 1990 | Things That Aren't There AnymoreWriter | |
| 1989 | Holy Pittsburgh!Writer | |
| 1988 | Kennywood MemoriesWriter | |
| 1987 | ShagWriter |