‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams dead at 68 following cancer battle
Dilbert creator, author and right-wing commentator Scott Adams has died aged 68 following a cancer battle.
In May 2025, Adams went public with his cancer diagnosis, revealing that he was initially diagnosed with prostate cancer, which had since spread to his bones.
Then, in a health update on New Year’s Day, he told viewers of his online show, “It’s all bad news—the odds of me recovering are essentially zero. I’ll give you any updates if that changes, but it won’t.”
At the start of his daily social media show on January 13th, Coffee with Scott Adams, it was confirmed by his ex-wife, Shelly Adams, on air that her former husband had passed away.
She told viewers, “Unfortunately, this isn’t good news, of course, he waited until just before the show started… he’s not with us anymore.”
It was then revealed that Adams had a final message that he wanted to share with his viewers, which began, “If you are reading this, then things didn’t go well for me. I have a few things to say before I go. My body failed me before my brain. I’m of sound mind as I write this, January 1st, 2026.”
His message then pleaded with God, adding, “Many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go, I’m not a believer but I have to admit that the risk/reward calculations for doing so look so attractive to me, so here I go. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour, and look forward to spending an eternity with him.”
It added, “The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven. I won’t need more convincing than that. I hope I’m still qualified for entry.”
The message from Adams then went on to detail his life, explaining how being a husband and father was his priority “to find meaning” rather than Christianity, before detailing how his marriage ended “in a highly amicable way”.
He then says that he “donated myself to the world” following the end of his marriage, which led to him transitioning from being known as the Dilbert cartoonist to an author of “what I hoped would be useful books”.
Adams, in his farewell message, reflected at the end of his emotional letter, “I had an amazing life, I gave it everything I had. If I got any benefits from my work, I’m asking you pay it forward as best as you can. The legacy I want is be useful, and please know I loved you all to the very end. Scott Adams.”
Dilbert ran in newspapers across the United States between 1989 and 2023, when it was dropped after Adams made a racist rant on his YouTube channel. He shockingly described Black people as a “hate group” and urged white people to “get the hell away” from them.
Adams was also a vocal supporter of Donald Trump and embraced the Make America Great Again movement.
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