Overview
- Adams died at his home in Pleasanton, California while receiving hospice care for metastatic prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
- His first ex-wife, Shelly Miles, disclosed the news during a live broadcast on his channel and read his prepared message to fans.
- Debuting in 1989, Dilbert became a defining satire of office life, appearing in roughly 2,000 newspapers worldwide and earning Adams major awards including the Reuben.
- His mainstream presence collapsed in 2023 after racist remarks led major newspapers to drop the strip and his syndicator and publisher to sever ties, with a planned book canceled.
- In 2025 he publicly sought help scheduling a Pluvicto treatment with Kaiser Permanente, prompting President Donald Trump to respond "I’m on it" and later post condolences praising Adams as a "great influencer."