About the Author

Jordan Belfort was born in Queens, New York, the son of accountants. His first business sent him bankrupt at 24 so he went down to Wall Street with $100 in his pocket and through a series of wild coincidences and leaps of logic ended up building one of the largest brokerages in America - the now infamous Stratton Oakmont. Ultimately indicted by the federal government, Belfort served twenty-two months in prison, spent one month in rehab, and is currently living in Los Angeles, California.