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.jpg) Shue at the 1993Emmy Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1967-02-20)February 20, 1967 (age 58) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Elisabeth Shue (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Shue (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor, known for his role as Billy Campbell on the television seriesMelrose Place (1992–1999). Shue played soccer professionally for several years. He co-founded and served on the board of directors of the global non-profit organizationDo Something,[1] and co-founded thesocial networking websiteCafeMom.
Shue was born inWilmington, Delaware. His mother, Anne Brewster (née Wells; born 1938), is a bank executive who was the vice president of the private division of theChemical Bank Corporation. His father, James William Shue (born 1936 – died May 24, 2013), was a lawyer andreal estate developer who was the president of the International Food and Beverage Corporation and was active inRepublican politics, having once unsuccessfully run for theU.S. Congress inNew Jersey.[2][3] His mother was a descendant ofPilgrim leaderWilliam Brewster and his father was ofGerman ancestry, fromPennsylvania.[4][5]
Shue's sisterElisabeth is an actress; in three of his early uncredited film appearances, he appeared with her inThe Karate Kid,Cocktail andAdventures in Babysitting.
Shue attendedColumbia High School inMaplewood, New Jersey. Along with his sister, he was inducted into the CHS Hall of fame in 1994.[6] AtDartmouth College, Shue was a Regional All America soccer player and spent a winter studying and playing soccer inGlasgow,Scotland forQueen's Park FC. Shue received his B.A. in history from Dartmouth in 1989. After graduating, he visitedZimbabwe, where he simultaneously played soccer and taught high school math atFounders High School.
In May 1992, Shue was cast to play the role of Billy Campbell on theAaron Spelling soap operaMelrose Place. He starred oppositeCourtney Thorne-Smith, whom he later dated. Shue stayed on the show for six years. During this time, he appeared as an abusive husband in theFrancis Ford Coppola filmThe Rainmaker, starringMatt Damon andClaire Danes.
A 1996 commercial forSportsCenter on ESPN has Shue being traded for formerSportsCenter anchorCharley Steiner, where Steiner takes his position onMelrose Place and Shue takes his onSportsCenter.[7]
He worked on the 2007 feature film,Gracie, with his sister Elisabeth, his brother John, and his brother-in-law,Davis Guggenheim, the Oscar-winning director ofAn Inconvenient Truth. Shue co-produced the film and also appeared in a minor role. It pays tribute to the Shue siblings' elder brother Will, who died in an accident in 1988. The story is loosely based on Elisabeth's childhood, when she was the only girl playing on an all-boys soccer team.
During his time in Zimbabwe, Shue played forBulawayo Highlanders.[8] That season, the Highlanders won bothZimbabwe Premier Soccer League andCBZ Cup titles. At the time, Shue was the only white player in theZimbabwe Premier Soccer League. In September 1993, he played one game withLos Angeles United of theContinental Indoor Soccer League.[9] In July 1994, he played two games for theAnaheim Splash.[10][11] In 1996, while still onMelrose Place, Shue played for theLos Angeles Galaxy ofMajor League Soccer, recording one assist in five games.[12] He spent the entire 1997 season on injured reserve.[13]
Along with his childhood best friend Michael Sanchez, Shue co-foundedDoSomething. He now sits on the board of directors.[9]
In 2006, Shue and Sanchez co-founded thesocial networking websiteCafeMom.[14] Lead investors are Highland Capital Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The site used to provide an online community for moms to connect and share advice and ideas. CafeMom's community forums were shut down at 5:00 pm EST on May 24, 2018. The company cited high advertising costs as the reason for the shutdown. The CafeMom is now a family of companies, including blog The Stir,[15] Baby Name Wizard and popular Latina site MamasLatinas.
Shue co-hosted the podcast "Mad Life" with his mother-in-law, Joan Robach, and comedianChuck Nice.[16]
Shue married floral designer Jennifer Hageney in 1994.[17] They have three sons.[18] They divorced in 2008.[citation needed]
In 2010, Shue marriedGood Morning America co-anchor andABC News correspondentAmy Robach.[19][20] She has two daughters from a previous marriage.[18] It was reported he and Robach separated in August 2022 due to Robach's affair withT. J. Holmes.[21] The divorce was reportedly finalized in March 2023.[22]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | The Karate Kid | Member of Cobra Kai (Peter) | Uncredited |
| 1985 | Vision Quest | Bar Patron | |
| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Extra | |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Wedding Guest | |
| 1992 | American Shaolin | Competitor | |
| 1993 | Gulf City | Jack Graig | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Cliff Riker | |
| 2007 | Gracie | Coach Owen Clark | Also producer and writer |
| 2009 | Goal! III | N/A | Uncredited |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | The Wonder Years | Brian Billings | Episode: "The Lost Weekend" |
| 1992–1998 | Melrose Place | Billy Campbell | Series regular, 191 episodes |
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