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  2. Belfort wrote two memoirs, The Wolf of Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of Wall Street, which have been published in approximately 40 countries and translated into 18 languages.

  3. Feb 6, 2024 · The overall story of Jordan Belfort ( Leonardo DiCaprio) and his brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont, as presented in Scorsese’s film, is true to life. Belfort was violating probably hundreds of...

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  4. Feb 15, 2024 · The Wolf of Wall Street is based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, a con artist who became famous for his fraudulent actions. Belfort's memoir, which the movie is based on, includes some accurate details, such as smuggling money into Swiss banks and sinking a yacht.

    • Colin Mccormick
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Belfort's wives' names were changed for the film. Although their real-life counterparts are obvious, the names of Jordan Belfort's ex-wives were changed in the film, giving the filmmaker creative license with the characters.
    • The original crew Belfort recruited from friends are composite characters. Although Belfort recruited the original crew for his Long Island brokerage firm from a group of friends; Alden "Sea Otter" Kupferberg (Henry Zebrowski), Robbie "Pinhead" Feinberg (Brian Sacca), Chester Ming (Kenneth Choi), and Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff (PJ Byrne) are composite characters with fictitious names.
    • Donnie Azoff doesn't exist, his real-life counterpart is Danny Porush. Jonah Hill's character Donnie Azoff in "The Wolf of Wall Street" doesn't exist. He is a composite character created to avoid defaming anyone while making the film.
    • Danny Porush's wife introduced Jordan Belfort to her husband. In "The Wolf of Wall Street," Donnie Azoff (Danny Porush's fictional counterpart) approaches Belfort at a restaurant about what he does for a living, after seeing Belfort's Jaguar in the parking lot.
  5. Dec 23, 2013 · In The Wolf of Wall Street movie, Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) is shown snorting cocaine off a prostitute's backside and nearly crashing his private helicopter while high on a cocktail of prescription drugs, including Quaaludes, morphine and Xanax.

  6. Sep 12, 2022 · Is Wolf of Wall Street a true story? Yes, Wolf of Wall Street is based on a true story inspired by the real-life events of Jordan Belfort, who used to work as a stockbroker on Wall Street in the 1990s.

  7. Nov 27, 2022 · So what is the true story behind the now famous and praised film? Let’s delve into and sort out fact and fiction. The Real Jordan Belfort

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