Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is an American artist and creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business. His Dilbert series came to national prominence through the downsizing period in 1990s America and was then distributed worldwide.
He writes in a satirical, often sarcastic way about the social and psychological landscape of white-collar workers in modern business corporations. ==Early life and education== Adams was born in 1957 in Windham, New York, the son of Paul and Virginia (née Vining) Adams.
He won a drawing competition at age 11. Adams graduated valedictorian from Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School in 1975 in a class of 39.
He remained in the area and received a BA in economics from Hartwick College in 1979.
Adams earned an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986. Adams took Dale Carnegie Training and called it "life changing". ==Career== ===Office worker=== Adams worked closely with telecommunications engineers at Crocker National Bank in San Francisco between 1979 and 1986.
Adams earned an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986. Adams took Dale Carnegie Training and called it "life changing". ==Career== ===Office worker=== Adams worked closely with telecommunications engineers at Crocker National Bank in San Francisco between 1979 and 1986.
An inspirational letter from a fan, however, persuaded Adams to keep trying. He worked at Pacific Bell between 1986 and June 1995; the personalities he encountered there became the inspiration for many of his Dilbert characters.
Adams first published Dilbert with United Media in 1989, while still employed at Pacific Bell.
Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is an American artist and creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business. His Dilbert series came to national prominence through the downsizing period in 1990s America and was then distributed worldwide.
Gradually, Dilbert became more popular and was published by 100 newspapers in 1991, and 400 by 1994.
Gradually, Dilbert became more popular and was published by 100 newspapers in 1991, and 400 by 1994.
Adams worked in various roles at big businesses before he became a full-time cartoonist in 1995.
An inspirational letter from a fan, however, persuaded Adams to keep trying. He worked at Pacific Bell between 1986 and June 1995; the personalities he encountered there became the inspiration for many of his Dilbert characters.
In 1996, his first business book, The Dilbert Principle, was released, expounding on his concept of the Dilbert principle. Logitech CEO Pierluigi Zappacosta invited Adams to impersonate a management consultant, which he did wearing a wig and false mustache.
Adams describes his failures and what he learned from them in his book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big. ===Other=== In 1996, Adams played an extra role on an episode of American sitcom NewsRadio which mentions Dilbert.
That year, he won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, and Best Newspaper Comic Strip of 1997, the most prestigious awards in the field. A Dilbert TV series ran from 1998–2000, earning a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999.
That year, he won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, and Best Newspaper Comic Strip of 1997, the most prestigious awards in the field. A Dilbert TV series ran from 1998–2000, earning a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999.
That year, he won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, and Best Newspaper Comic Strip of 1997, the most prestigious awards in the field. A Dilbert TV series ran from 1998–2000, earning a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999.
By 2000, the comic was in 2,000 newspapers in 57 countries and 19 languages.
He had also been climbing the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) rankings of the 50 most influential management thinkers, placing 31st in 2001, 27th in 2003, and 12th in 2005, but fell to 21st in 2007.
He had also been climbing the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) rankings of the 50 most influential management thinkers, placing 31st in 2001, 27th in 2003, and 12th in 2005, but fell to 21st in 2007.
I tune my body with a healthy lifestyle so it feels good, and that encourages positive thoughts." Since late 2004, Adams has suffered from focal dystonia, which has affected his ability to draw on paper for lengthy periods.
He had also been climbing the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) rankings of the 50 most influential management thinkers, placing 31st in 2001, 27th in 2003, and 12th in 2005, but fell to 21st in 2007.
In a 2017 interview Adams said these books would be "his ultimate legacy". Adams married Shelly Miles aboard a yacht, the Galaxy Commodore, on July 22, 2006, in the San Francisco Bay, in a ceremony conducted by the ship's captain.
In 2016 he wrote on his blog "I don't vote and I am not a member of a political party." In 2007, he suggested that Michael Bloomberg would make a good presidential candidate.
He had also been climbing the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) rankings of the 50 most influential management thinkers, placing 31st in 2001, 27th in 2003, and 12th in 2005, but fell to 21st in 2007.
In July 2008, he underwent surgery to reroute the nerve connections to his vocal cords, and his voice is now completely functional. Adams was trained as a hypnotist.
Before the 2008 presidential election he said, "On social issues, I lean libertarian, minus the crazy stuff", but said in December 2011 that, if he were president, he would do whatever Bill Clinton advised him to do because that "would lead to policies that are a sensible middle ground".
Adams wrote a blogpost in 2010 about Steve Jobs' response to Antennagate, in which he says “Apple’s response to the iPhone 4 problem didn’t follow the public relations playbook, because Jobs decided to rewrite the playbook ...
Before the 2008 presidential election he said, "On social issues, I lean libertarian, minus the crazy stuff", but said in December 2011 that, if he were president, he would do whatever Bill Clinton advised him to do because that "would lead to policies that are a sensible middle ground".
On October 17, 2012, he wrote "while I don't agree with Romney's positions on most topics, I'm endorsing him for president".
Adams and Miles divorced in 2014, and Adams said the two remained friends, with Miles moving only one block away after their separation. On Christmas Day in 2019, Adams announced on his podcast that he was engaged to Kristina Basham, and later revealed on the podcast that they had married on July 11, 2020.
Adams is credited as "Guy in line behind Dave and Joe in first scene". ===Coffee with Scott Adams=== In 2015, Adams wrote blog posts predicting Trump had a 98 percent chance of winning the presidency based on his persuasion skills, and he started writing about Trump's persuasion techniques.
In a blog post from September 2017, Adams described himself as being "left of Bernie [Sanders], but with a preference for plans that can work". In 2015, although Adams stated that he would not endorse a candidate for the 2016 elections, he repeatedly praised Donald Trump's persuasion skills, especially on his blog, extensively detailing what he called Trump's "talent stack", the then-candidate's unusual skill set combination.
In 2016 he wrote on his blog "I don't vote and I am not a member of a political party." In 2007, he suggested that Michael Bloomberg would make a good presidential candidate.
In a blog post from September 2017, Adams described himself as being "left of Bernie [Sanders], but with a preference for plans that can work". In 2015, although Adams stated that he would not endorse a candidate for the 2016 elections, he repeatedly praised Donald Trump's persuasion skills, especially on his blog, extensively detailing what he called Trump's "talent stack", the then-candidate's unusual skill set combination.
Adams predicted that Trump would win the Republican nomination and the general election. Of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, he said the following: "If you're an undecided voter, and male, you're seeing something different.
In a 2017 interview Adams said these books would be "his ultimate legacy". Adams married Shelly Miles aboard a yacht, the Galaxy Commodore, on July 22, 2006, in the San Francisco Bay, in a ceremony conducted by the ship's captain.
In a blog post from September 2017, Adams described himself as being "left of Bernie [Sanders], but with a preference for plans that can work". In 2015, although Adams stated that he would not endorse a candidate for the 2016 elections, he repeatedly praised Donald Trump's persuasion skills, especially on his blog, extensively detailing what he called Trump's "talent stack", the then-candidate's unusual skill set combination.
By Miles, Adams had two step-children, Savannah and Justin, the latter of whom died of an opioid overdose involving fentanyl in 2018, at the age of 18, prompting Adams to start the service WhenHub.
If you want to know what genius looks like, study Jobs’ words.” Jobs proudly emailed this around. In 2018, Elon Musk sent his staff an email which instructed them to "In general, always pick common sense as your guide.
Adams and Miles divorced in 2014, and Adams said the two remained friends, with Miles moving only one block away after their separation. On Christmas Day in 2019, Adams announced on his podcast that he was engaged to Kristina Basham, and later revealed on the podcast that they had married on July 11, 2020.
On June 29, 2020, Adams told his followers on Twitter that Dilbert had been cancelled because he was white and that the show's network, UPN, had made a decision to shift towards African American viewers, and that in his career, he'd lost two other jobs because of his racial background. Adams was a fan of the science fiction TV series Babylon 5, and he appeared in the season 4 episode "Moments of Transition" as a character named "Mr.
With coffee." In 2020, President Donald Trump retweeted an episode where Adams mocked Joe Biden, and has retweeted Adams 15 times total.
In 2020, Adams said: "For context, I expect my Dilbert income to largely disappear in the next year as newspapers close up forever.
Adams won't reveal the contents of their conversation. In 2020, Elon Musk tweeted at Adams "There are times when I feel like I’m living in a Dilbert cartoon" ==Personal life== Adams said: "The old me believed that my brain was special, and that it was going to think whatever it was going to think.
Adams and Miles divorced in 2014, and Adams said the two remained friends, with Miles moving only one block away after their separation. On Christmas Day in 2019, Adams announced on his podcast that he was engaged to Kristina Basham, and later revealed on the podcast that they had married on July 11, 2020.
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