Scott Adams, the man behind Dilbert, has died at 68 after a battle with prostate cancer that spread to his bones. His ex‑wife, Shelly Miles, broke the news during a livestream of his YouTube show, closing the chapter on one of the most commercially successful—and later most controversial—cartoonists of his generation.
At the time of his death, Adams' net worth was estimated at about £16 million ($20 million), built almost entirely on the back of Dilbert, the office-satire strip he launched in 1989 while working at Pacific Bell. Miles announced his passing on his popular YouTube programme Real Coffee with Scott Adams, telling viewers he had succumbed to his illness. President Donald Trump quickly paid tribute, calling Adams 'a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me when it wasn't fashionable to do so', while Vice President JD Vance praised him as 'a true American original' and 'a great ally'.
