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Jordan Belfort Jordan Ross Belfort (/ˈbɛlfɔːrt/; born July 9, 1962) is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. Belfort spent 22 months in prison as part of an agreement under which he gave testimony against numerous partners and subordinates in his fraud scheme.[5] He published the memoir The Wolf of Wall Street, which was adapted into a film and released in 2013.
Margot Robbie In June 2012, it was announced that Robbie was in talks to appear in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill.[28] Her casting was confirmed in August.[29] The Wolf of Wall Street was released on 25 December 2013[30] to positive reviews and became a commercial success with a worldwide gross of $392 million,[31] making it Scorsese's highest-grossing film.[32] The film was subsequently nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.[33] For her performance as Jordan Belfort's second wife Naomi Lapaglia, Robbie was praised by critics for her Brooklyn accent.[34] Critic Sasha Stone wrote "She's Scorsese's best blonde bombshell discovery since Cathy Moriarty in Raging Bull. Robbie is funny, hard and kills every scene she's in".[35] She received a nomination for the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance [36] and won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer.[37]