Floyd DeBarber, portrayed by Jason Sudeikis, was Liz Lemon's boyfriend during the end of Season 1. Before dating Lemon he was with Liz Lemler. Floyd's first appearance is when he accidentally sends flowers to Liz for Valentine's Day, which he actually intended to send to his girlfriend, Liz Lemler. Liz, who doesn't know his name, calls him "flower guy" and develops a crush on him. In "The Fighting Irish", Liz fires Liz Lemler and the rest of the accounting staff so that she can get closer to Floyd, with his girlfriend out of the building; however, Jack rehires the accountants and transfers Liz Lemler to a job at GE headquarters in Connecticut, thus breaking up Liz Lemler and Floyd.
Floyd formerly worked in 30 Rockefeller, but has since moved back to his hometown of Cleveland to become a lawyer at a top firm. At the end of season one, Floyd decides that New York City is too much for him and decides to return to his hometown, Cleveland. Liz and Floyd go there on vacation; Floyd gets a job in Cleveland, and Liz returns to TGS in New York. Despite seeming perfect for each other, Floyd and Liz break up.
Floyd later moved back to New York to marry another woman, Katelyn, much to Liz' annoyance. However, Liz agrees to participate in their wedding as a reader in their Catholic ceremony, but tanks it in order to stall for Jack while he attempts to convince Nancy Donovan to pursue a relationship with him even though he is also in a relationship with Avery Jessup.
Floyd's name is a reference to the character of Floyd the Barber from The Andy Griffith Show, also a reference to a joke he makes to Jack in Season 1 Episode 19 "Corporate Crush".