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Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8 , 1957 ) is the creator of the '' Dilbert '' Comic Strip and the author of several Business commentaries, social Satire s, and experimental Philosophy books. PERSONAL LIFE Adams was born in Windham , New York and received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979. He also studied Economics and Management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School Of Business at the University Of California, Berkeley . In recent years, Adams has been plagued with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his , 2007 , he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. Morton Cooper.http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/01/voice_update_1.html Adams is also a trained Hypnotist . Adams is a Vegetarian (Mentioned in, "Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips 00). He married Shelly Miles on July 22 , 2006 . CAREER Adams writes in a Satirical , often Sarcastic way about the social and mental landscape of white-collar workers in modern corporations and other large enterprises. The style is reminiscent of other writers in this genre, for example C. Northcote Parkinson . Prior to his success as a writer/cartoonist, Adams worked closely with Telecommunication s Engineer s at Crocker National Bank in San Francisco between 1979 and 1986, and at Pacific Bell between 1986 and June 1995, and draws on their personalities for those of his Dilbert characters. He is also the CEO of Scott Adams Foods , Inc., makers of the Dilberito & Protein Chef , and a co-owner of Stacey's Café in Pleasanton, California . Much of his interest in the food business comes from the fact that he is a Vegetarian . Adams is an avid fan of the Science Fiction TV series '' Babylon 5 ''. He appeared in the season 4 episode " Moments Of Transition " as a character named "Mr. Adams," who hires former head of security Michael Garibaldi to find his lost dog and cat. He also had a cameo in a third-season episode of '' NewsRadio '', in which the character Matthew Brock, played by Andy Dick , becomes an obsessed Dilbert fan. He is a member of the International Academy Of Digital Arts And Sciences . PUBLICATIONS
AWARDS Adams has received a great deal of recognition for his work, including the . He received the NCTE George Orwell Award For Distinguished Contribution To Honesty And Clarity In Public Language for his participation in "Mission Impertinent" (San Jose Mercury News West Magazine, November 16, 1997). COINED PHRASES Adams has coined a few words and phrases over the years, such as:
SEE ALSO Two other books written by Scott Adams not related to Dilbert: REFERENCES
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