The Phillies 1B played himself in the office, IIRC. He pitched some absurd idea to his marketing guys about a movie wherein he was a super hero. Very tongue in cheek, I found it pretty funny.
Ryan Howard was a character that started out as a temp in the office and was on for many seasons of the show. He is not played by or based on Ryan Howard the baseball player. However, in the most recent season Ryan Howard the baseball player does do a cameo appearance on the show. Not confusing at all. I think the former character is what the OP was referring too.
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The Phillies 1B played himself in the office, IIRC. He pitched some absurd idea to his marketing guys about a movie wherein he was a super hero. Very tongue in cheek, I found it pretty funny.
Ryan Howard was a character that started out as a temp in the office and was on for many seasons of the show. He is not played by or based on Ryan Howard the baseball player. However, in the most recent season Ryan Howard the baseball player does do a cameo appearance on the show. Not confusing at all. I think the former character is what the OP was referring too.