Overview
- He died in California of metastatic prostate cancer after publicly disclosing his diagnosis last year and receiving hospice care.
- His satirical strip, launched in 1989, grew to appear in roughly 2,000 newspapers worldwide at its peak.
- In 2023, after he called Black Americans a "hate group," major outlets including the USA Today network, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and the Plain Dealer stopped running Dilbert, ending most mainstream syndication.
- In the announcement video, ex-wife Shelly Adams read his prepared note saying, "I had a great life. I gave it my all."
- President Donald Trump posted condolences on Truth Social, praising Adams as a "fantastic guy" and "great influencer."