Rick Sebak
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 5, 1953
- 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.
Movies with Rick Sebak
- A Hot Dog Program 1999 · ★ 8.5
- An Ice Cream Show 1996 · ★ 7.4
- Sandwiches That You Will Like 2002 · ★ 7.2
- A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff 2004 · ★ 8.0
- Things That Aren't There Anymore 1990 · ★ 8.5
- A Flea Market Documentary 2001 · ★ 10.0
- Shore Things 1996 · ★ 8.0
- Great Old Amusement Parks 1999 · ★ 8.0
- Kennywood Memories 1988 · ★ 10.0
- Downtown Pittsburgh 1992 · ★ 8.0
- A Cemetery Special 2005 · ★ 10.0
- Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets 2012 · ★ 10.0
- To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig 2007 · ★ 10.0
- Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants 1993 · ★ 0.0
- Houses Around Here 1994
- no more room in hell 2023
- Pittsburgh From the Air 2011
- Pittsburgh From the Air II 2012
- A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway 2008
- The Strip Show 1996
- Breakfast Special 2010
- Pittsburgh A to Z 2001
- Return to Downtown Pittsburgh 2016
- A Few Good Pie Places 2015
- A Few Great Bakeries 2015
- Something About Oakland 2000
- What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh? 2006
- Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere 1990
- North Side Story 1997
- The Mon, The Al & The O 1988
- Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh 2002
- The Pennsylvania Road Show 1992
- Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh 2008
- It's the Neighborhoods 1994
- Holy Pittsburgh! 1989
- Underground Pittsburgh 2007
- South Side 2006
- Things That are Still Here 1999
- Why Do You Live in Pittsburgh? 2013
- North Side Sandwiches 2013
Movies directed by Rick Sebak
- A Hot Dog Program 1999 · ★ 8.5
- An Ice Cream Show 1996 · ★ 7.4
- Sandwiches That You Will Like 2002 · ★ 7.2
- A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff 2004 · ★ 8.0
- A Flea Market Documentary 2001 · ★ 10.0
- Things That Aren't There Anymore 1990 · ★ 8.5
- Shore Things 1996 · ★ 8.0
- Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants 1993 · ★ 0.0
- Kennywood Memories 1988 · ★ 10.0
- Downtown Pittsburgh 1992 · ★ 8.0
- Great Old Amusement Parks 1999 · ★ 8.0
- A Cemetery Special 2005 · ★ 10.0
- Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets 2012 · ★ 10.0
- To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig 2007 · ★ 10.0
- Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere 1990
- Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh 2002
- What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh? 2006
- The Mon, The Al & The O 1988
- North Side Story 1997
- Something About Oakland 2000
- Holy Pittsburgh! 1989
- The Pennsylvania Road Show 1992
- Underground Pittsburgh 2007
- Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh 2008
- It's the Neighborhoods 1994
- South Side 2006
- A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway 2008
- Stuff That's Gone 1994
- Breakfast Special 2010
- A Few Good Pie Places 2015
- A Few Great Bakeries 2015
- The Strip Show 1996
- Pittsburgh A to Z 2001
- Return to Downtown Pittsburgh 2016
- 25 Things I Like About Pittsburgh 2012