'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams dies at age 68
Adams had been battling prostate cancer
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Brian FloodFox NewsPublished
January 13, 2026 10:38am EST
Scott Adams, cartoonist and author and creator of "Dilbert", poses for a portrait in his home office on Monday, January 6, 2014. (Getty Images)
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"Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams has died at the age of 68, his former wife announced on his show Tuesday morning.
"He’s not with us anymore," Shelly Miles told listeners.
Earlier this month, Adams shared a health update on his podcast "Real Coffee with Scott Adams."
"I talked to my radiologist yesterday, and it’s all bad news — the odds of me recovering are essentially zero," he said. "I’ll give you any updates if that changes, but it won’t."
"So there’s no chance that I’ll get my feeling back in my legs, and I’ve got some ongoing heart failure, which is making it difficult to breathe sometimes during the day," the cartoonist continued. "However, you should prepare yourself that January will probably be a month of transition, one way or another."
Adams first announced his prostate cancer diagnosis on his show in May, saying that he was in pain every day and had been using a walker for months.
"If you're wondering if I'll get better, the answer is no, it will only get worse," he said at the time. "There's only one direction this goes."
Adams began writing and illustrating the Dilbert comic strip in 1989. Hundreds of newspapers pulled Dilbert in early 2023, after he made racially charged comments during his show.
He then launched a new, online subscription-based version called "Dilbert Reborn," which he describes on his website as "uncensored and spicier."
This is a developing story, more to come…
Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX News Digital. Story tips can be sent to brian.flood@fox.com and on Twitter: @briansflood.
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