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==Career== ===Acting=== In May 1992, Shue was cast to play the role of Billy Campbell on the [[Aaron Spelling]] soap opera ''[[Melrose Place]]''. He starred opposite [[Courtney Thorne-Smith]], 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]] film ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'', starring [[Matt Damon]] and [[Claire Danes]]. A 1996 commercial for ''[[SportsCenter]]'' on ESPN has Shue being traded for former ''SportsCenter'' anchor [[Charley Steiner]], where Steiner takes his position on ''Melrose Place'' and Shue takes his on ''SportsCenter''.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=February 16, 2011|title=ESPN SportsCenter – Melrose Place|medium=[[YouTube]] video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leknRY72Q68 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/leknRY72Q68 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=January 3, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He worked on the 2007 feature film, ''[[Gracie (film)|Gracie]]'', with his sister Elisabeth, his brother John, and his brother-in-law, [[Davis Guggenheim]], the Oscar-winning director of ''[[An 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. ===Soccer=== During his time in Zimbabwe, Shue played for [[Highlanders F.C.|Bulawayo Highlanders]].<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Los Angeles Times–Washington Post News Service]]|url=https://greensboro.com/melrose-place-star-a-hollywood-sibling/article_57f307e6-c831-54b8-bdb4-753a8e5f0bc6.html|title='Melrose Place' star a Hollywood sibling|website=[[News & Record]]|publisher=[[Landmark Communications]]|access-date=January 3, 2020|date=July 31, 1992}}</ref> That season, the Highlanders won both [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]] and [[CBZ Cup]] titles. At the time, Shue was the only white player in the [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]]. In September 1993, he played one game with [[Los Angeles United]] of the [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]].<ref name=GoalInSight>{{cite news|last=Brennan|first=Patricia|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1996/06/09/keeping-his-goal-in-sight/f22da2de-aa55-4bf1-934a-8cbf1206c927/|title=Keeping his goal in sight|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=January 3, 2020|date=June 9, 1996}}</ref> In July 1994, he played two games for the [[Anaheim Splash]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Reilley|first=Mike|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-09-sp-44008-story.html|title='Melrose Place' Actor to Play for Orange County Soccer Team|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 23, 2014|date=April 9, 1994|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=Martin|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-19-sp-17316-story.html|title=Splash Has Place Saved for Shue : 'Melrose' Series Star to Play Soccer at Pond|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=January 3, 2020|date=July 19, 1994|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1996, while still on ''Melrose Place'', Shue played for the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] of [[Major League Soccer]], recording one assist in five games.<ref>{{cite news|last=Firchau|first=Nick|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/09/when-mls-went-hollywood-incredible-story-andrew-shue-melrose-place-and-and-la-galaxy|title=When MLS went Hollywood: The incredible story of Andrew Shue, Melrose Place and the LA Galaxy|website=[[Major League Soccer]]|access-date=January 3, 2021|date=January 1, 2021}}</ref> He spent the entire 1997 season on injured reserve.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rodriguez|first=Alicia|url=https://www.lagconfidential.com/2020/4/1/21200756/but-seriously-andrew-shue-played-for-the-la-galaxy-melrose-place|title=But seriously, Andrew Shue played for the LA Galaxy|website=LAG Confidential|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|access-date=January 3, 2021|date=April 1, 2020}}</ref> ===Entrepreneur=== Along with his childhood best friend Michael Sanchez, Shue co-founded [[DoSomething]]. He now sits on the board of directors.<ref name=GoalInSight/> In 2006, Shue and Sanchez co-founded the [[social network service|social networking]] website [[CafeMom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafemom.com/about/index.php |title=cafemom.com |publisher=Cafemom.com |date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://thestir.cafemom.com/about.php |title = Parenting, Baby Names, Celebrities, and Royal News {{!}} CafeMom.com}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorkfamily.com/cover-andrew-shue-amy-robach-june-cafemom-good-morning-america/|title=Mad Love With Andrew & Amy|publisher=New York Family|first1=Eric|last1=Messinger|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=April 16, 2022}}</ref>
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