Claim: The Wolf of Wall Street was released in the 21st century.

Jordan Ross Belfort -LRB- -LSB- ˈbɛlfɔːrt -RSB- born July 9 , 1962 -RRB- 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 . He published the memoir The Wolf of Wall Street which was adapted into a film and released in 2013 . The film was directed by Martin Scorsese and starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort .