Rick Sebak

Known for ActingBorn 1953-06-05 (age 73)Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets

To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig

A Cemetery Special

A Flea Market Documentary

Kennywood Memories

Shore Things

Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor

A Hot Dog Program

Things That Aren't There Anymore

A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff

Downtown Pittsburgh

Sandwiches That You Will Like

An Ice Cream Show

no more room in hell

Return to Downtown Pittsburgh

Miss Springmaid

A Few Good Pie Places

A Few Great Bakeries

Why Do You Live in Pittsburgh?

North Side Sandwiches

Squirrel Hill Tunnels

The Joys of Millvale

Gingerbread Lane

What Makes Rick Tick?

Pittsburgh From the Air II

25 Things I Like About Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh From the Air

It's Pittsburgh & A Lot of Other Stuff: Best of Season One

Breakfast Special

A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway

Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh

Underground Pittsburgh

What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?

South Side

Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh A to Z

Something About Oakland

Great Old Amusement Parks

Things That are Still Here

North Side Story

The Strip Show

Houses Around Here

It's the Neighborhoods

Stuff That's Gone

Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants

The Pennsylvania Road Show

George Romero & the City of the Living Dead

Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere