Andrew Eppley Shue (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor, known for his role as Billy Campbell on the television series ''
Melrose Place
''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...
'' (1992–1999). Shue played soccer professionally for several years. He co-founded and served on the board of directors of the global non-profit organization
Do Something
DoSomething (also DoSomething.org) is a global nonprofit organization with the goal of motivating young people to make positive change both online and offline through campaigns. The organization's CEO is DeNora Getachew.
History
The organizatio ...
, and co-founded the
social networking
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website
CafeMom.
Early life
Shue was born in
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...
. His mother, Anne Brewster (
née
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Wells; born 1938), is a bank executive who was the vice president of the private division of the
Chemical Bank
Chemical Bank was a bank with headquarters in New York City from 1824 until 1996. At the end of 1995, Chemical was the third-largest bank in the U.S., with about $182.9 billion in assets and more than 39,000 employees around the world.
Beginning ...
Corporation. His father, James William Shue (born 1936 – died May 24, 2013), was a lawyer and
real estate
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developer who was the president of the International Food and Beverage Corporation and was active in
Republican
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* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
politics, having once unsuccessfully run for the
U.S. Congress
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in
New Jersey
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. His mother was a descendant of
Pilgrim
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leader
William Brewster and his father was of
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
ancestry, from
Pennsylvania
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.
Shue's sister
Elisabeth is an actress; in three of his early uncredited film appearances, he appeared with her in ''
The Karate Kid
''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the ''Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue and W ...
'', ''
Cocktail
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'' and ''
Adventures in Babysitting
''Adventures in Babysitting'' (also known as ''A Night on the Town'' in certain countries) is a 1987 American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut. It stars Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coo ...
''.
Shue attended
Columbia High School Columbia High School may refer to:
*Columbia High School (Huntsville, Alabama)
*Columbia High School (Georgia)
*Columbia High School (Florida)
*Columbia High School (Idaho)
*Columbia High School (Illinois)
*Columbia High School (Mississippi), a Mis ...
in
Maplewood, New Jersey
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. Along with his sister, he was inducted into the CHS Hall of fame in 1994. At
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...
, as he was in high school, Shue was a Regional All America soccer player and spent a winter studying and playing soccer in
Glasgow
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,
Scotland
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for
Queen's Park FC. Shue received his B.A. in history from Dartmouth in 1989. After graduating, he visited
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
, where he simultaneously played soccer and taught high school math at
Founders High School
Founders High School is a State school, public secondary school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It includes both day and boarding students.
History
Founders High School was founded in January 1952 as Southern Rhodesia's first secondary school for Colou ...
.
Career
Acting
In May 1992, Shue was cast to play the role of Billy Campbell on the
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer and occasional actor. His productions included the TV series ''Family'' (1976–1980), '' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), ''The Love Boat'' (1977–1986 ...
soap opera ''
Melrose Place
''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...
''. He starred opposite
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on ''Melrose Place'', Georgia Thomas on '' Ally McBeal'', Cheryl Mabel in ''According to Jim'' and her recurring role on ...
, whom he later dated. Shue stayed on the show for six years. During this time, he appeared as an abusive husband in the
Francis Ford Coppola
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film ''
The Rainmaker'', starring
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among ''Forbes'' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North Americ ...
and
Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. She is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2012, ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influentia ...
.
A 1996 commercial for ''
SportsCenter
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'' on ESPN has Shue being traded for former ''SportsCenter'' anchor
Charley Steiner
Charley Steiner (born ) is an American sportscaster and broadcast journalist. He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, paired with Rick Monday.
Early career
Steiner grew up a Bro ...
, where Steiner takes his position on ''Melrose Place'' and Shue takes his on ''SportsCenter''.
He worked on the 2007 feature film, ''
Gracie
Gracie may refer to:
Names
* Gracie (name), a given name and a family name (includes a list of people with that name)
* Gracie family, a Brazilian family known for their practice and development of martial arts
* Hurricane Gracie, a 1959 Atlantic ...
'', with his sister Elisabeth, his brother John, and his brother-in-law,
Davis Guggenheim
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, the Oscar-winning director of ''
An Inconvenient Truth
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''. 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.
Soccer
During his time in Zimbabwe, Shue played for
Bulawayo Highlanders. That season, the Highlanders won both
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the top professional division of the Zimbabwe Football Association. It was founded in 1980, as a successor to the 1962 formed ''Rhodesia National Football League.'' It is currently sponsored by Delta Beverages ...
and
CBZ Cup
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titles. At the time, Shue was the only white player in the
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
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. In September 1993, he played one game with
Los Angeles United of the
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) was a professional indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.
History
In the summer of 1989 Dr Jerry Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and California Sports, told his executive Vice Pre ...
.
In July 1994, he played two games for
Anaheim Splash
The Anaheim Splash was a U.S. indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). It was founded in 1992 as the Los Angeles United, but was sold after the season. The new ownership moved the team to Anaheim, Californ ...
. In 1996, while still on ''Melrose Place'', Shue played for the
Los Angeles Galaxy
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of
Major League Soccer
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, recording one assist in five games. He spent the entire 1997 season on injured reserve.
Entrepreneur
Along with his childhood best friend Michael Sanchez, Shue co-founded
DoSomething. He now sits on the board of directors.
[
In 2006 Shue and Sanchez co-founded the ]social networking
A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for an ...
website CafeMom. 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, Baby Name Wizard and popular Latina site MamasLatinas.
Shue co-hosted the podcast "Mad Life" with his mother-in-law, Joan Robach, and comedian Chuck Nice
Chuck Nice (born July 10, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian and radio personality from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he started his career hosting a show atop a new-wave dance club The Bank.
Nice was a comedic show host on QVC's sister s ...
.
Personal life
Shue married floral designer Jennifer Hageney in 1994. They have three sons. They divorced in 2008.
In 2010, Shue married ''Good Morning America'' co-anchor and ABC News
ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...
correspondent Amy Robach
Amy Joanne Robach (born February 6, 1973) is an American television reporter for ABC News. She is the co-anchor of ''20/20'' and the breaking news anchor/fill-in anchor for '' Good Morning America''. She was a national correspondent for NBC N ...
. She has two daughters from a previous marriage. It was reported he and Robach separated in August 2022 due to Robach’s affair with T.J. Holmes.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Andrew Shue at "How Stuff Works"
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shue, Andrew
1967 births
Living people
American people of English descent
American people of German descent
American male film actors
American soccer players
Soccer players from Delaware
Male actors from Wilmington, Delaware
Sportspeople from Wilmington, Delaware
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Columbia High School (New Jersey) alumni
Dartmouth College alumni
Association football midfielders
Dartmouth Big Green men's soccer players
Highlanders F.C. players
Los Angeles United players
Anaheim Splash players
LA Galaxy players
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League players
Major League Soccer players
Continental Indoor Soccer League players
American expatriate soccer players
Expatriate footballers in Zimbabwe
American expatriates in Zimbabwe