<P> Daniel Mark Porush ( born February 1957 ) is an American businessman and former stock broker who ran a `` pump and dump '' stock fraud scheme in the 1990s . In 1999 , Porush was convicted of securities fraud and money laundering at the Stratton Oakmont brokerage , for which he served 39 months in prison . The character of Donny Azoff portrayed by Jonah Hill in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street was loosely based on Porush , although Porush described the portrayal as inaccurate . After prison , Porush became involved with a Florida - based medical supply company , Med - Care , which was the subject of federal investigations . </P>
<P> Daniel Mark Porush ( born February 1957 ) is an American businessman and former stock broker who ran a `` pump and dump '' stock fraud scheme in the 1990s . In 1999 , Porush was convicted of securities fraud and money laundering at the Stratton Oakmont brokerage , for which he served 39 months in prison . The character of Donny Azoff portrayed by Jonah Hill in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street was loosely based on Porush , although Porush described the portrayal as inaccurate . After prison , Porush became involved with a Florida - based medical supply company , Med - Care , which was the subject of federal investigations . </P>
who plays donny in wolf of wall street
who plays donny in wolf of wall street
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill