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==Early life== Front was born in [[Stoke Newington]], [[London]], to Sheila and [[Charles Front]]. Her mother wrote children's books, which her father illustrated.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saner |first1=Emine |title=Rebecca Front: 'I'd love to do Shakespeare β or be the next Bond!' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/feb/10/rebecca-front-interview-actor-satire-avenue-5 |access-date=11 February 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=10 February 2020}}</ref> Her father also designed the title-logo on the cover of [[The Beatles]]' album ''[[Rubber Soul]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z1l5d |title=BBC Two β My Life in Books, Series 1, Sir Trevor McDonald and Rebecca Front |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref> Her father is [[Jew]]ish and her mother is of Jewish and Welsh descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Actress-Rebecca-new-book-Curious/story-21273139-detail/story.html|title=Actress Rebecca Front on her new book Curious|work=Western Daily Press|access-date=28 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614030236/http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Actress-Rebecca-new-book-Curious/story-21273139-detail/story.html|archive-date=14 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/apr/28/rebecca-front-my-family-values?newsfeed=true | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Hannah | last=Booth | title=Rebecca Front: My family values | date=28 April 2012}}</ref> Front was brought up in [[Reform Judaism]].<ref>{{cite news| location=London | work=The Jewish Chronicle | first= Jennifer | last=Lipman | title=Bafta for Jewish actress Rebecca Front | date=7 June 2010}}</ref> She gained admission to [[Ilford County High School for Girls]], which converted to a [[Comprehensive school (England and Wales)|comprehensive school]] during her time there.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Front |first=Rebecca |date=26 February 2016 |title=Mr Meltzer by Rebecca Front |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1769723931?sourcetype=Trade%20Journals |access-date=2025-03-15 |newspaper=The Times Educational Supplement |language=en}}</ref> Front became involved in comedy while at [[St Hugh's College]] at the [[University of Oxford]],<ref name="rampton">{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/life-on-the-front-line-1243286.html | title=Life on the front line| author=James Rampton| date=2 August 1997| work=[[The Independent]]| location=London}}</ref> where she read English and became the first female president of [[The Oxford Revue]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.hachette.com.au/rebecca-front/ | title= Rebecca Front | work=Hachette Book Group | access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> She also trained at the [[Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]].<ref name="rampton"/>
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