Jordan Belfort

Jordan Belfort: Biography in Details

Who is Jordan Belfort?

Jordan Belfort is an American author, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker.

He is popular for the memoir The Wolf of Wall Street which was later adapted into a film with the same name.

Who are the parents of Jordan Belfort?

This author was born on July 9, 1962, in New York, the United States with the birth name Jordan Ross Belfort.

His father’s name is Max and his mother’s name is Leah, who are both accountants.

He has a brother named Robert Belfort. Jordan is from a Jewish family. He is of All-American descent.

Educational Qualification

Jordan graduated from American University with a degree in biology.

Later, he attended the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and dropped out without completing the course.

Jordan Belfort: Early Career, Professional Life

Early Career

From a very young age, Jordan Belfort was blessed with the talent of a good salesman.

In the ’80s, he operated a seafood and meat business but it had to be closed because the company lost money.

Later, in 1987, he started selling stocks.

When Jordan commenced his work in a brokerage firm, he put his selling expertise to use in a different field altogether.

Belfort learned the intricacies of being a stockbroker.

Professional Life

Jordan started running his own investment company called Stratton Oakmont.

In 1992, The United States Securities and Exchange Commission claimed that the company had been manipulating stock prices and defrauding investors.

Later, this entrepreneur was out of his scheming brokerage business.

Belfort gives credit to his friend Tommy Chong for his present career as a motivational writer and speaker as Tommy encouraged him to pen down his experiences as a stockbroker.

He is known as the finest motivational speaker and popular for his writings that get featured in several major magazines and newspapers worldwide.

This author conducts seminars in different parts of the world and is also been serving as a consultant in over 50 public companies.

The newspapers and magazines that featured Belfort’s column are ‘The New York Times, ‘The London Times, ‘The Herald Tribune’, ‘Forbes’ and ‘Business Week’.

He is also a writer of the International bestselling memoir ‘The Wolf of Wall Street and ‘Catching the Wolf of Wall Street.

How much is the net worth of Jordan Belfort?

When Jordan was the CEO of Stratton Oakmont, he received around $80,000 from seminar fees.

He earned around $30,000 as a motivational speaker.

Likely, this author got $125,000 royalty and $940,500 for the film rights of The Wolf of Wall Street.

Meanwhile, according to some sources, the estimated net worth of Belfort in 2021 is $115 Million as of 2023.

Rumor and Controversy

Jordan pleaded guilty to fraud in 1999 for earning millions of dollars illegally from his stockbroking firm.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission claimed his company Stratton Oakmont had been manipulating stock prices and defrauding investors.

Court asked him to pay back $110.4 million which he had swindled from several stockbrokers and was 22 months in prison.

Belfort’s ex-wife Nadine claimed domestic violence which was fueled by his problems with drug addiction and infidelity.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jordan Belfort is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 67 kg.

Likely, he has black hair and green eyes.

Social Media Profile

Jordan has around 913.5 K followers on Facebook, over 544.7 K followers on Twitter, and 1.5 M followers on Instagram. Similarly, he has his website.

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