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, 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. 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 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
Bulawayo Highlanders. 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. In July 1994, he played two games for the
Anaheim Splash. In 1996, while still on
Melrose Place, Shue played for the
Los Angeles Galaxy of
Major League Soccer, 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. 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. ==Personal life==