and WOW... 10,000 points... i hope my winning streak can continue lol...
I have spent a long time racking my brain on this one. It is really tough as you state in your opening of the clue that this person was a soap star, however, the person i am going to guess was never a soap star.
My guess is:
Edward Norton... all other clues point to him BUT the soap star.
*crosses fingers*





Keep it up y'all 
You always get these things anywho. But just in case you actually got one wrong I ventured into a guess. WTF do you do
SilentShadow wait for the second they upload the podcast, fast forward to the end and post the answer?