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The Last Don is a 1997 CBS crime drama television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo. It was followed by a sequel the next year, The Last Don II. It follows a fictional Mafia crime family, the Clericuzios, and their multigenerational struggle to hold onto power.

Cast and characters

 * Danny Aiello as Don Domenico Clericuzio, the Don and patriarch of the Clericuzio family. Aiello compared the character with Shakespeare's King Lear. However, he discouraged comparisons with a previous Puzo character, Marlon Brando's Vito Corleone.
 * Joe Mantegna as Joseph "Pippi" De Lena, the Don's nephew and top enforcer.
 * Daryl Hannah as Athena Aquitane, a famous actress.
 * Jason Gedrick as Croccifixio "Cross" De Lena, Pippi's son and the Don's grandnephew.
 * Timothy Redwine as Young Cross.
 * Penelope Ann Miller as Nalene De Lena, a former dancer and Pippi's wife.
 * Rory Cochrane as Dante Clericuzio, the Don's erratic and violent grandson.
 * Noah Shebib as Young Dante.
 * Robert Wuhl as Bobby Bantz, a Hollywood film producer.
 * k.d. lang as Dita Tommey, a Hollywood film director and a lesbian.
 * Kirstie Alley as Rose Marie Clericuzio, the Don's daughter.
 * Emily Hampshire as Young Rose Marie.
 * David Marciano as Giorgio Clericuzio, the Don's son, who works on Wall Street.
 * Christopher Meloni as Boz Skannet, Athena's abusive estranged husband.
 * Seymour Cassel as Alfred Gronevelt, the founder and owner of a successful Las Vegas casino.
 * Burt Young as Virginio Ballazzo, a Mafia boss and ally of the Clericuzios.
 * Cliff De Young as Senator Warren Wavven, a corrupt Senator from Nevada.
 * Dennis Boutsikaris as Skippy Deere, a Hollywood film producer.
 * Michelle Rene Thomas as Claudia De Lena, Cross's younger sister who becomes a film industry lawyer.
 * Cecilley Carroll as Young Claudia.
 * John Colicos as Eli Marrion, the head of Hollywood movie studio.
 * Michael Massee as Jim Losey, a corrupt LAPD detective.
 * Conrad Dunn as Lia Vazzi, a Sicilian mafioso who Cross helps come to America.
 * Mike Starr as Big Tim, a con artist and gambler.
 * David Gianopoulos as Peter "Petie" Clericuzio, the Don's son, who runs the family's large construction business.
 * Danny Mastrogiorgio as Vincent Clericuzio, the Don's son who later becomes a restaurateur.
 * Vincent Pastore as Dan Fuberta, an loak shark and associate of the Clericuzios.
 * Quinn Duffy as Silvio Clericuzio, the Don's favorite son.
 * Bruno Campos as Jimmy Santadio, Don Santadio's son who tried to find peace between the families.
 * Ramona Milano as Ceil Ballazzo, a childhood friend of Cross's.
 * Stacy Rae Klein as Young Ceil.

Awards and nominations
The show received three nominations at the 49th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for Joe Mantegna as Pippi De Lena and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Kirstie Alley as Rose Marie. The show also received a nomination at for Best Performance in a TV Movie / Pilot / Mini-Series: Supporting Young Actor at the 19th Youth in Film Awards for Tim Redwine as young Cross.