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Scott Adams, creator of the “Dilbert” cartoon that brought him fame and fortune, died Tuesday morning at his home in Pleasanton from metastasized prostate cancer. He was 68.
Adams passed shortly before his daily YouTube podcast, Real Coffee with Scott Adams. His ex-wife, Shelly Miles, read a letter he had written announcing his death. The 30-plus minute message included him following through on a commitment to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Adams announced his diagnosis in May 2025 after the public learned that former President Joe Biden also was suffering from metastasized prostate cancer.
Health permitting, Adams continued to do his daily podcast including one episode from a medical transfer ambulance en route to a treatment. He was broadcasting from a hospital bed in his home. Adams jumped into the political debate when he publicly backed Donald Trump for president in 2016.
He reached out to Trump directly in November when he was frustrated by the pace of his treatment regimen by Kaiser Permanente. The president responded and asked a few of his cabinet officials, as well as his son, Don Jr., to respond. Based on Adams’ latter comments, it was clear that Kaiser officials also responded and he was more conciliatory in understanding what was required before the actual treatment.
When the United States military and justice department executed the operation to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife this month, Adams tweeted triumphantly, “This is why,” referring to the reason he backed Trump in what would be one of his final political comments.
Service arrangements are pending.
