Chris Ullman

Christopher Ullman (born c. 1963) is an American whistler, public relations executive, and author. He won the International Whistlers Convention in 1994, 1996, 1999, and 2000.

Early life Ullman was born c. 1963 and raised in Massapequa Park, New York. He learned how to whistle as a boy at age five from his father, Joseph, who was also a whistler. As a boy, he would listen and copy his father's Gilbert and Sullivan songs. He started taking whistling seriously at age thirteen, whistling while delivering newspapers on his bike. He attended Binghamton University.

Career

Public relations Ullman was the director of communitions for several member of the United States Congress and the United States House Committee on the Budget. He first entered the National Whistlers Convention in 1993, winning second prize in the popular music category.

In 2012, Ullman presented a TED Talk about whistling. He has a wife, Kristen, who ironically has sound sensitivity; Ullman whistles in private to not bother her.