UNITED STATES
	      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
		    Washington,  D.C.  20549

			  FORM 13F

		     FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  June 30, 2011

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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:		Front Barnett Associates LLC
Address:	70 West Madison Street
		Suite 4920
		Chicago,IL  60602

13F File Number:  28-4680

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information
contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it
is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists,
and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:   Marshall B. Front
Title:  Chairman
Phone:  312-641-9001
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Marshall B. Front  Chicago, Illinois August 2, 2011

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X]      13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[  ]      13F NOTICE.

[  ]      13F COMBINATION REPORT.


List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:


I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
			     FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

REPORT SUMMARY:

NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:        0

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL:   105

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL:   $366,304,000

LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:

NO.   13F FILE NUMBER      NAME



                     

                                                     FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                        AS OF DATE: 06/30/11



                                                              VALUE   SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER    VOTING AUTHORITY
  NAME OF ISSUER               TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP      (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS  SOLE  SHARED   NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- ---------   -------- -------- --- ---- ------- -------- ------ ------ -------
A V X CORPORATION		COM		002444107	639	41900	SH	SOLE		41900	0	0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES		COM		002824100	932	17708	SH	SOLE		17708	0	0
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC COM	COM		00507V109	2920	249974	SH	SOLE		249974	0	0
ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY INCCO	COM		00752K105	6	30000	SH	SOLE		30000	0	0
AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP	COM		008252108	5936	58512	SH	SOLE		58512	0	0
AIRMEDIA GROUP INC SPONSORED A	COM		009411109	32	10000	SH	SOLE		10000	0	0
ALTRIA GROUP INC		COM		02209S103	354	13400	SH	SOLE		13400	0	0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO		COM		025816109	7999	154727	SH	SOLE		154727	0	0
AMERICAN TOWER CORP - CLASS A	COM		029912201	209	4000	SH	SOLE		4000	0	0
AMPHENOL CORP - CLASS A		COM		032095101	4408	81652	SH	SOLE		81652	0	0
APPLE COMPUTER INC		COM		037833100	18079	53858	SH	SOLE		53858	0	0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION	COM		060505104	3714	338849	SH	SOLE		338849	0	0
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPOR	COM		064058100	204	7970	SH	SOLE		7970	0	0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL	COM		084670702	507	6550	SH	SOLE		6550	0	0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC - CLASS	COM		084670108	232	2	SH	SOLE		2	0	0
BIOJECT MED TECH INC COM NEW	COM		09059T206	15	87500	SH	SOLE		87500	0	0
BOEING COMPANY			COM		097023105	285	3851	SH	SOLE		3851	0	0
CHEVRON CORPORATION		COM		166764100	11078	107719	SH	SOLE		107719	0	0
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC		COM		17243V102	8344	402910	SH	SOLE		402910	0	0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC		COM		17275R102	6214	398087	SH	SOLE		398087	0	0
CITIGROUP INC			COM		172967424	3034	72864	SH	SOLE		72864	0	0
COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION	COM		191042100	462	132883	SH	SOLE		132883	0	0
COCA COLA CO			COM		191216100	371	5510	SH	SOLE		5510	0	0
COVIDIEN PLC			COM		G2554F113	6013	112965	SH	SOLE		112965	0	0
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION	COM		126650100	1525	40567	SH	SOLE		40567	0	0
DANAHER CORP			COM		235851102	3401	64180	SH	SOLE		64180	0	0
"DISNEY, WALT COMPANY"		COM		254687106	2936	75203	SH	SOLE		75203	0	0
E M C CORPORATION		COM		268648102	270	9810	SH	SOLE		9810	0	0
EFT SPDR GOLD TRUST		ETF - EQUITY	78463V107	2524	17290	SH	SOLE		17290	0	0
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO		COM		291011104	319	5671	SH	SOLE		5671	0	0
ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND	COM		81369Y506	6550	86931	SH	SOLE		86931	0	0
EXELON CORP			COM		30161N101	583	13599	SH	SOLE		13599	0	0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION		COM		30231G102	2266	27841	SH	SOLE		27841	0	0
FEDEX CORP			COM		31428X106	6884	72578	SH	SOLE		72578	0	0
FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR F	COM		81369Y605	1193	77725	SH	SOLE		77725	0	0
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM	COM		30249U101	3489	77890	SH	SOLE		77890	0	0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC		COM		349631101	369	5790	SH	SOLE		5790	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	COM		369604103	2049	108669	SH	SOLE		108669	0	0
GOOGLE INC - CLASS A		COM		38259P508	8163	16121	SH	SOLE		16121	0	0
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC		COM		423452101	8045	121675	SH	SOLE		121675	0	0
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO		COM		428236103	5051	138775	SH	SOLE		138775	0	0
HOME DEPOT INC			COM		437076102	327	9034	SH	SOLE		9034	0	0
"HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC."	COM		438516106	460	7716	SH	SOLE		7716	0	0
I N G GROEP N V - ADR		COM		456837103	158	12747	SH	SOLE		12747	0	0
ICONIX BRAND GROUP 1.875% 06/3	CONVERTIBLE BOND451055AB3	681	650000	PRN	SOLE		650000	0	0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC		COM		452308109	8985	159058	SH	SOLE		159058	0	0
IMMUNOGEN INC COM		COM		45253H101	388	31840	SH	SOLE		31840	0	0
INTEL CORP			COM		458140100	5539	249943	SH	SOLE		249943	0	0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE	COM		459200101	2498	14559	SH	SOLE		14559	0	0
ISHARES FTSE/XNHUA CHINA 25 IN	ETF - EQUITY	464287184	203	4715	SH	SOLE		4715	0	0
ISHARES MSCI EAFE INDEX FUND	ETF - EQUITY	464287465	13449	223635	SH	SOLE		223635	0	0
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS	ETF - EQUITY	464287234	17344	364372	SH	SOLE		364372	0	0
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH IN	COM	464287614	257	4225	SH		SOLE		4225	0	0
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX FUN	ETF - EQUITY	464287655	618	7464	SH	SOLE		7464	0	0
ISHARES S & P MIDCAP 400 INDEX	ETF - EQUITY	464287507	261	2675	SH	SOLE		2675	0	0
ISHARES SILVER TRUST	ETF - EQUITY		46428Q109	359	10615	SH	SOLE		10615	0	0
J P MORGAN CHASE & CO		COM		46625H100	12063	294661	SH	SOLE		294661	0	0
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC	COM		469814107	1886	43600	SH	SOLE		43600	0	0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON		COM		478160104	961	14451	SH	SOLE		14451	0	0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS	COM		494550106	2124	29258	SH	SOLE		29258	0	0
KOHL'S CORP			COM		500255104	6295	125884	SH	SOLE		125884	0	0
KRAFT FOODS INC			COM		50075N104	278	7884	SH	SOLE		7884	0	0
"LAUDER, ESTEE, COMPANIES - CLA"COM		518439104	4383	41670	SH	SOLE		41670	0	0
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC		COM		548661107	6383	273813	SH	SOLE		273813	0	0
Mc DONALD'S CORP		COM		580135101	747	8854	SH	SOLE		8854	0	0
MICROSOFT CORP			COM		594918104	7550	290370	SH	SOLE		290370	0	0
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC	COM		60935Y109	1036	312000	SH	SOLE		312000	0	0
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION	COM		665859104	377	8210	SH	SOLE		8210	0	0
NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP	COM		667516108	149	10667	SH	SOLE		10667	0	0
NUCOR CORP			COM		670346105	316	7660	SH	SOLE		7660	0	0
NUSTAR ENERGY LP UNIT		COM		67058H102	467	7226	SH	SOLE		7226	0	0
OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INC	COM		690368105	4301	159641	SH	SOLE		159641	0	0
PALL CORP			COM		696429307	240	4275	SH	SOLE		4275	0	0
PEPSICO INC			COM		713448108	10443	148280	SH	SOLE		148280	0	0
PFIZER INC			COM		717081103	211	10227	SH	SOLE		10227	0	0
PHARMACEUTICAL PROD DEV INC CO	COM		717124101	1279	47650	SH	SOLE		47650	0	0
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM	COM		718172109	826	12375	SH	SOLE		12375	0	0
POWERSHARES GLOBAL ETF TRUSTDE	ETF - EQUITY	73936T789	2305	55770	SH	SOLE		55770	0	0
PRAXAIR INC			COM		74005P104	6310	58220	SH	SOLE		58220	0	0
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM	COM		740189105	8064	48978	SH	SOLE		48978	0	0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY	COM		742718109	990	15570	SH	SOLE		15570	0	0
PROSHARES TR ULTRA QQQ PSHS	ETF - EQUITY	74347R206	274	3100	SH	SOLE		3100	0	0
QUALCOMM INC			COM		747525103	9871	173817	SH	SOLE		173817	0	0
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC		COM		761713106	210	5664	SH	SOLE		5664	0	0
S & P 500 DEPOSITARY RECEPIT (	ETF - EQUITY	78462F103	2642	20023	SH	SOLE		20023	0	0
SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC COM	COM		79546E104	4397	257150	SH	SOLE		257150	0	0
"SCHLUMBERGER, LTD."		COM		806857108	686	7935	SH	SOLE		7935	0	0
SPDR S&P OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT &	COM		78464A748	11818	284980	SH	SOLE		284980	0	0
STANLEY BLACK AND DECKER INC	COM		854502101	652	9050	SH	SOLE		9050	0	0
SULLIDEN GOLD CORPORATION LTD	COM		865126106	1049	609700	SH	SOLE		609700	0	0
TE CONNECTIVITY LTD		COM		H84989104	1088	29587	SH	SOLE		29587	0	0
TEEKAY TANKERS LTD CLASS A	COM		Y8565N102	2158	229550	SH	SOLE		229550	0	0
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES	COM		881624209	6049	125441	SH	SOLE		125441	0	0
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC	COM		883556102	11445	177750	SH	SOLE		177750	0	0
THOMAS & BETTS CORP		COM		884315102	3178	59025	SH	SOLE		59025	0	0
TIFFANY & CO			COM		886547108	2939	37425	SH	SOLE		37425	0	0
TRAILER BRIDGE INC COM		COM		892782103	19	10900	SH	SOLE		10900	0	0
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION	COM		907818108	9556	91532	SH	SOLE		91532	0	0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP	COM		913017109	11919	134665	SH	SOLE		134665	0	0
VINEYARD NATL BANCORP COM	COM		927426106	0	18519	SH	SOLE		18519	0	0
"WAL MART STORES, INC."		COM		931142103	211	3980	SH	SOLE		3980	0	0
WALGREEN CO			COM		931422109	7950	187235	SH	SOLE		187235	0	0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC		COM		94106L109	2625	70425	SH	SOLE		70425	0	0
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY		COM		949746101	5897	210164	SH	SOLE		210164	0	0
WESTERN UNION COMPANY		COM		959802109	556	27750	SH	SOLE		27750	0	0