Dave Franco isn't as big a household name as his bigger (in several ways) brother James Franco, but he still has a solid career in the entertainment business in his own right. His movies might not be quite as popular as his brothers have been, but with credits in 'Now You See Me,' and the two 'Jump Street' movies, he's not exactly struggling to pay the bills. James even threw him a bone by getting him a part in 'The Disaster Artist' so the two of them could work together.
We suspect that Dave has always looked up to James. He'd had to - James is four inches taller than Dave, who measured up at 5 foot 7. Given that James is a full seven years older, Dave probably expected that he'd catch up with him one day, but nature had other plans for him.