De Niro played Master Chief Billy Sunday in the biographical film '' Men of Honor '' ( 2000 ) , based on the life of Carl Brashear , the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver . That same year , he starred in the comedy Meet the Parents opposite Ben Stiller as Jack Byrnes , a former CIA operative who takes a dislike to Stiller 's character . He also hosted '' 9/11 '' ( 2002 ) , a documentary about the 9/11 attacks , shown on CBS and focusing on video footage made by Jules and Gedeon Naudet that showed the role of firefighters following the attacks . Also that same year , he starred in the action comedy Showtime opposite Eddie Murphy . In the movie , he and Murphy play as cops assigned to work together in a TV show while trying to bring down an arms dealer ; the movie received both critical and box office failure . He reprised his role as Jack Byrnes in '' Meet the Fockers '' ( 2004 ) and was featured in '' Stardust '' ( 2007 ) . All of the films were successful at the box office
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