ChrisE, he was a famous US actor, difficult to say much without totally giving it away. Died just over 10 years ago. A frontman for an organisation in the US that many don't care for.
I can't parse 9ac, Brutally honest person steals? Exactly! The first 2 words are an anagram of Honest except for the S. The last word ?O?E has that S in 3rd position but I'm not sure what the ?O and E refer to.
The definition is Exactly!