Ryan is in town doing promotional work, but his biggest moment here came Thursday during a screening of a new Adam Sandler movie, "That's My Boy," due out in June. His small role drew big laughs from an audience that included Sandler and other cast members (but not Ryan).
It was reported in November that Ryan would play a lawyer who is a big Patriots fan, but the fact that the Patriots will play here Sunday on the stage Ryan longed to reach added to the comedic impact.
In Ryan's most extensive scene, he discusses a financial problem with Sandler's character, who throws a chair in frustration at a Tom Brady poster on the wall.
"C'mon, Donny, don't screw up my Tom Brady poster!" Ryan's character says. "Look at that jaw line, and just the right amount of scruff."
Later Sandler's character grabs a Bill Belichick bobblehead off the desk. "Hey, hey, hey, you're killing me, man," Ryan says. "Don't mess with the genius!"