Overview
- His death was announced by ex-wife Shelly Miles in a livestream on Adams’ social media accounts, where she read and posted his January 1 farewell message.
- He had disclosed metastatic prostate cancer and was receiving hospice care at home in Northern California, with President Donald Trump posting a public tribute after his death.
- Debuting in 1989, “Dilbert” grew into a global staple that ran in about 2,000 newspapers and earned Adams the 1997 Reuben Award.
- The strip spawned best-selling books, merchandise, Office Depot ads, and a UPN animated series voiced by Daniel Stern.
- In 2023, newspapers dropped “Dilbert” and distributor Andrews McMeel Universal severed ties after Adams’ remarks about Black people, and he later relaunched the strip as Dilbert Reborn on Rumble and hosted the Real Coffee podcast.