Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.

Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert and an author and commentator whose work reached millions, has died at age 68 following a battle with metastatic prostate cancer.

Adams' "Dilbert" comic first was published in 1989 and satirized office work.