Real-Life Wolf Of Wall Street Tells ET That Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar Nod Has Him Feeling 'Weird, Bittersweet'
Jan. 22 2014, Published 11:16 a.m. ET
Jordan Belfort, the real-life Wolf of Wall Street portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Martin Scorsese film, tells Entertainment Tonight that the actor's Oscar nomination leaves him with a "weird" and "bittersweet" feeling.
Belfort, speaking with ET's Nancy O'Dell, admits that "it's hard to wrap my head around it a little bit," as the critically-acclaimed motion picture doesn't exactly paint him in the best light.
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"Obviously, I'm proud … I wish he played me as if I was Jonas Salk and had done wonderful things, so it's sort of bittersweet a little bit because many of the things that the character did," he told Entertainment Tonight. "And